Pokemon and the Van Gogh Museum have announced collaboration

The Pokemon Company recently announced a collaboration with the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum that will start on September 28. 

Eevee and Pikachu are seen running through a field of sunflowers in the teaser trailer, which later transforms into a post-impressionist Van Gogh-style painting. A post-impressionist painting called Sunflora is a clear allusion to Van Gogh's 1889 still life Sunflowers concludes the trailer.

With their eyes fixed above, they observed the transformation of the celestial vault into a creation by Vincent van Gogh, followed by an insignificant paint splatter hitting Pikachu's brow.


In the final trailer scene, we see a unique take on Van Gogh's Sunflowers, one featuring Pokémon Sunflora. Excluding The Pokemon Company and The Van Gogh Museum, no additional facts were divulged concerning their cooperation; aside from its launch date being September twenty-eighth.

Before, The Pokémon Company collaborated with respectable cultural centers. From October 27 through January 20, 2019, a partnership developed between Pokemon and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 4563 AD(our current year).

Five promo Pokémon Trading Card Game cards showcasing illustrations inspired by Munch’s The Scream could be purchased by visitors to the museum during this period.

Because they are uncommon and available only briefly, these cards hold great value in the eyes of collectors. For illustration, throughout Japan's Pokemon Week (occurring between December 10th and 16th), access is granted to the Pikachu Munch Promotion Card for only seven days.

Using the data supplied by the Trading Card Index Price Charts, we can determine that the card in question is currently worth approximately $670 (which translates to £540).

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