Too many trainers: Seoul’s Pokemon event cancelled due to large crowd

“A free Pokémon card giveaway at Seoul Forest was canceled Friday after an estimated 40,000 people flooded the Seongsu-dong area by noon, overwhelming the venue and prompting safety concerns on Korea's first Labor Day as an official public holiday. Pokémon Korea posted a notice on its social media channels announcing the cancellation of the on-site giveaway, which had been organized as part of its 30th-anniversary celebration "Pokemon Mega Festa" alongside the Seoul International Garden Show. "The giveaway event promo card 'Magikarp' has been canceled due to on-site safety concerns," the notice read, adding that applications would instead be accepted later through an online form. "Everyone who met the event conditions today will receive the items, so please feel free to leave the event." The Seoul city government is reported to have requested the cancellation. The event had offered a rare promotional Magikarp card, one of the franchise’s characters, along with a themed sun visor in exchange for collecting stamps across the area. The combination of a national holiday, a rare collectible

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