All the rare Pokémon merch you can buy at the Natural History Museum’s upcoming pop-up shop

Pokéfans out to catch ’em all can head down to the Natural History Museum from January 26 to bag exclusive merchandise at the institution’s Pokémon pop-up store. Well, provided you’ve managed to book a highly coveted time slot for the limited edition store. 

Back in September, it was revealed that Pokémon would be collaborating with the NHM to open up a store in the gallery’s Cranborne Boutique. This won”t just be any old themed gift shop: it will be a full-on takeover from the Poké-crew, with loads of limited edition merchandise.

And now we have more information about what that merch actually is, and we’re glad to say that it does not disappoint.

The theme of the event is ‘Pokécology: An Illustrated Guide to Pokémon Ecology’, and items have been designed to fit that concept. For instance, you’ll find a notebook adorned with a chart of the ‘ancient species of Pokémon’, art prints detailing the evolution of water and grass-type Pokémon, and even some long overdue love for Tropius.

On top of this, a range of t-shirts, water bottles, backpacks, and even more notebooks will also be available.

But perhaps the most exciting pieces are the limited edition Evee-lution enamel pin sets and exclusive plushie of Pikachu sitting on the gallery itself. Instead of a regular promo card as some fans might have expected, the museum will be handing out one oversized ‘Pikachu at the Museum’ collector’s card with every purchase.

Given the sustained, cross-generational popularity of Pokémon, it’s no surprise that interest for the pop-up has been very, very high. Even after the museum extended the pop-up by a month – meaning it will be open from January 26 until April 19 – tickets sold out almost immediately. That means your only way of getting in is monitoring See Tickets here for any potential returns.

Not all hope is lost, however. A few items will still be available online on the Natural History Museum’s online shop from midday on January 26. You’ll also be able to purchase the oversized promo card at select UK stores from January 30 onwards. 

With that said, here is a closer look at some of the stuff you could bag later this month.

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