Pokémon Van Gogh merchandise is on sale again online, following scalping last year

Merchandise created for last year’s collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the Van Gogh Museum is now available to buy online.

The collaboration was initially launched in September 2023, with items featuring Pokémon characters designed in a post-impressionist style going on sale in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

However, on the first day of sale the museum was beseiged by swarms of scalpers all looking to buy the merchandise and resell it online.

24 hours after the items went on sale at the museum, the limited edition Van Gogh merchandise went on sale via the online Pokémon store. However, moments after they went live for sale, the most popular items immediately sold out, with auction sites quickly filling up with listings at inflated prices.

The incidents led to The Pokémon Company issuing an apology, with all the products – both at the museum itself and online – selling out within a day of release.

The items are now back on sale at the Pokémon Center website in the US and the UK.

There are 28 products available on the site’s Van Gogh Museum category, but five of them have already sold out.

The site also points out that last year’s promotion, which saw customers getting a promotional Pokémon trading card featuring Pikachu in a grey felt hat with their purchases, is no longer available.

The card continues to sell for high prices online, with average prices ranging from $80 to $215 depending on condition according to trading card price index Price Charting.