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Pokémon’s Van Gogh collaboration turned out to be kind of a disaster

A painting of two bear-like creatures — one small one sitting in a chair eating fruit, and the other is much larger and sleeping in a bed — in a cramped room.
A painting of Munchlax and Snorlax inspired by Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom.” | Image: The Pokémon Company

The horde of people that descended upon the Van Gogh Museum yesterday to snatch up as much merchandise as they could was the first sign that the Pokémon x Van Gogh collaboration might be a bit more chaotic than expected. While there was hope that all the fracas might die down and give everyone a chance to get in on the fun, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the case.

Initially, it seemed like The Pokémon Company’s plan was for people to be able to easily find multiple pieces of merchandise from the special Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum collection online at the Pokémon Center, even if you couldn’t make it to the actual exhibit in Amsterdam. This afternoon, though, The Pokémon Company announced that its online store is...

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https://www.theverge.com/23896251/pokemon-van-gogh-pikachu-sold-out-scalping-promos
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