Pokemon Center och Van Gogh-museet i Amsterdam har ett samarbete där man ställer ut Pokemon-konst inspirerad av den nederländska konstnären Vincent van Gogh. Med detta följde också försäljning av exklusiv Pokemon-merch, bland annat ett "Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat"-promokort inspirerat av ett självporträtt av Van Gogh. Eftersom alla inte har möjlighet att dra till Amsterdam för att köpa den merchandise som säljs på museet så valde The Pokemon Company också att erbjuda kollektionen online och givetvis sålde man slut på allting snabbt som tusan. En video på Instagram visar hur folk i museets souvenirbutik kastar sig över sakerna och sedan dök sakerna upp på bland annat Ebay för tusentals kronor. Framförallt var det just det exklusiva Pikachu-promokortet som man fick tillsammans med köp av andra produkter som var extra åtråvärt.
The Pokemon Company lade ut en ursäkt på X: "We apologize to all the fans eagerly awaiting our Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum release today.
Due to overwhelming demand, all our products from this collection have sold out. We understand this is disappointing to many who were looking to our official email and social media channels for guidance on how and when to purchase. We are actively working on ways to provide more "Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat" promo cards for fans shopping at Pokémon Center in the future. Details will be released at a later date.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support."
Nu har representanter från Van Googh-museet sagt att man kommer att begränsa köpen till ett exempler per kund av varje produkt: "It's very exciting to finally share our collaboration with Pokémon with the world. Initial reactions were very positive! Of course, the situation shown in the video's isn't how we would like it to be. The collaboration with Pokémon has been carefully prepared. The safety of our visitors and staff is always our priority. However, there may be unforeseen situations that we cannot anticipate. In such cases, we act swiftly. After all, we are accustomed to welcoming a large and diverse audience every day and providing them with a safe and enjoyable visit. From tomorrow we limit the sales to one piece per product per customer, in our web shop and museum shop. Products are subject to availability."