$250,000 of Pokémon Merch Reportedly Stolen After Thief Breaks Through Store Wall

An independent gaming store in Minnesota reportedly had around $250,000 dollars worth of Pokémon merchandise stolen by a thief who broke through the wall during the night.

Fox 9 reporter Mary McGuire tweeted security camera footage (below) of the alleged break-in that showed a man crawling into Punch-Out Gaming in Forest Lake.

According to McGuire, who spoke with the store’s owner, the thief emptied two full storage rooms of products that included high-value items like sealed booster boxes of Pokémon cards worth upwards of $100 each.

They completely cleaned out two entire storage rooms full of products…but left behind all of the plush toys. pic.twitter.com/fBgDXBga4G

— Mary McGuire (@mcguirereports) February 13, 2022

A post on the store’s Facebook page shared further footage of the break-in and said: “This guy broke into the neighbour’s store and cut holes through our wall. He took cash and over 200k worth of product.”

The next-door unit is reportedly empty and the thief broke into there before forcing their way through into Punch-Out Gaming.

The shop shared in further Facebook posts that it will continue to operate as normal and has received significant support from the community and other game store owners who have helped resupply it with products.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.