In South Korea, authorities have seized a massive haul of counterfeit Pokémon plush toys. Reports put the total at 530,000 phony plushies. The unofficial plushies were reportedly smuggled into South Korea between April 25 and June 2. They were then illegally circulated in arcades as crane game prizes. Once authorities caught on that unlicensed Chinese-made plush toys of Pokémon and other characters like Totoro were circulating in South Korea, they also removed the fake ones from arcades as seen in the below broadcast. Most of them appear to be Pokémon plushies. The total stockpile is reportedly worth more than six million dollars.
Source: Kotaku East
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