Pikachu Van Gogh Promo Card Pulled From Museum After Scalping Debacle

thegamer.com:

Last month, a horde of scalpers descended upon the Van Gogh museum in an attempt to nab themselves a Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card, a special card that is being distributed as a collaboration between The Pokemon Company and a Pokemon-themed museum exhibit. In an effort to get ahead of everyone else, scalpers stormed the opening day of the collaboration with the goal of grabbing a card and putting it on Ebay at a ridiculous price, with some going for as much as $600.

Two weeks laters, it has now been announced that The Pokemon Company is pulling the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card from the museum entirely, explaining that to keep it there would risk the "safety and security of visitors and staff". They explain that a small group of people created an "undesirable situation", and that the card will no longer be sold at the museum itself so normal visitors can enjoy the new exhibit without fear of being trampled by hundreds of scalpers.

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"The Van Gogh museum and The Pokemon Company International take the safety and security of visitors and staff very seriously," reads the statement. "Recently, a small group of individuals has created an undesirable situation that has led us to take the difficult decision to remove the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card from the museum."

As for where you'll be able to get your hands on the card in the future, it's been announced that fans in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada ordering from the Pokemon Center online will soon have the chance to obtain a Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card in the near future. Originally, this card was given out with any purchase of the Van Gogh x