Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat is coming back this February to retailers in the Netherlands, but only 100 copies of the Pokemon TCG cards will be issued per store.
The long-awaited rerelease of the most expensive Pokemon TCG card of 2023 will take place in mid-February. With only 100 copies of the card going to each retailer, Pokemon fans, collectors, and investors are divided on the news. Some fans are expecting a repeat of what many described as a farcical initial launch.
One Pokemon TCG fan said the limited distribution of Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat is “A band-aid for a bazooka wound.” Another called TCPI “absolutely disgusting” for refusing to print the cards to demand.
Only 100 Pikachu with Felt Hat cards per store will be rereleased
To get the card, customers must first qualify by spending at least 30 euros at a local gaming or card shop. Many Pokemon fans are upset. One affected fan said: Why do they keep beating this dead horse?
When Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat was originally released at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, scalpers endangered staff and fans.
Meanwhile in the Pokemon at Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam… 🤦♂️#Pokemon pic.twitter.com/1pQxo4EcXF
— TeamPDC (@pdc_adrian) September 28, 2023
The scenes above show the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on the day the card was first released. On the same day, the Pokemon Center website catastrophically went down from overwhelming traffic that many have attributed to scalpers.
This time around, the expensive card has begun taking a dip since the news was announced to store owners in the Netherlands.
Price of Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat from Cardmarket.com
Given the increased supply, many sellers are jetissoning their copy of Pikachu with Gray Felt Hat. It remains to be seen if they will buy the dip, but given the chaos that ensued last time it would not be surprising.
Other fans are more optimistic, one offered a far more positive opinion: “Hopefully this is the start of even more reprints of this card, it’d be nice to not have to wade through a mob or pay scalpers for a copy.”
Given the drama caused to couriers, gallery attendees and, literal children, the suspense leading up to this rerelease is palpable.