Can't get your hands on the Pokemon x Natural History Museum drop? This official merch is just as cute

As you've probably heard by now, the Pokemon x Natural History Museum drop has been harder to find than a shiny Mew; countless people waited in line to get their hands on the one-off merch and jumbo Pikachu card, while digital queues are numbering in the tens of thousands. Although getting your hands on those goodies short of paying through the nose to resellers on eBay is a long shot (bad resellers, bad!), there are great bits of Poke-merch on offer that can easily be found elsewhere.

These range from collectibles to additions for the best card games, and the most important part is that they don't require you to jump through any hoops whatsoever. There are no long queues to overcome, and no resellers to outwit; unlike the Pokemon x Natural History Museum drop, these goodies can be winging their way to you right away, at a reasonable price to boot.

To make sure you're getting the best Poke-goods, my colleague and fellow Pokemon fan Rosalie have teamed up to bring you the best merch that you might not have seen before. While it won't make up for missing out on the Natural History Museum tie-in, it's cool enough to hopefully ease the sting a little.

US merch

UK

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