Van Gogh Museum pulls Pikachu promo card after gift shop debacle

“The Van Gogh Museum and The Pokemon Company International take the safety and security of visitors and staff very seriously,” reads the notice.

The Van Gogh Museum has removed the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card from the museum after it was caught off guard by the frenzy that occurred at the museum’s gift shop.

You see, when the Pokemon x Van Gogh exhibit opened at the end of September, Pokemon fans and scalpers (mainly scalpers) flooded the Van Gogh Museum’s gift shop, pushing shoving, and ripping items out of people’s hands to obtain the various merchandise available.