Pokémon Store Plunged Into Chaos Over 30th Anniversary Pikachu Plush As Fans Blame Scalpers
Kotaku | 01.03.2026 01:58
February 27th marked Pokémon’s 30th birthday, and The Pokémon Company revealed a bunch of new merch to mark the occasion, including a black and white, original Game Boy-inspired Pikachu plush. The rush to grab one of these limited-time exclusive plushies hit one particular Poké Center in Japan particularly hard, though, with one onlooker describing the chaos as “total war.”
