A newPokemonx McDonald’s promotion is on the way, and the cards fans will be able to pick up have been revealed. This promo will also includePokemontoys with Happy Meals, and it’s likely that the promo will see extreme popularity.
Pokemonand McDonald’shave gone hand-in-hand for years now. In addition to Happy Meals toys andPokemoncard giveaways, visiting McDonald’s also once served as a method of gaining in-game perks, as players had to bring their DS or 3DS to McDonald’s stores and use its wi-fi internet to download the freebies. While those in-game promos are largely extinct, the two companies still frequently partner up for giveaways.
Now, the newest collab betweenPokemonand McDonald’s has been revealed. Starting on Jul 11, 2025, McDonald’s customers in Japan can get a freePokemontoy with any Happy Meal purchase. Starting on August 9 and running until August 11, McDonald’s will start giving awayPokemon TCGcards. One is an originalPokemon TCGcard featuring a unique illustration of Pikachu at McDonald’s, with the popular Pokemon cutely reaching for a burger. Five additional cards can also be received at random, includingPokemon Scarlet and VioletstartersSprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, as well as Riolu and Ralts.
Will This Pokemon McDonald’s Promo Come to Other Countries?
At the moment, there have been no announcements made about thePokemon TCGcollection or the toys coming to stores outside of Japan. However, fans shouldn’t give up hope, as it’s quite common for promos like these to launch in one region and then arrive elsewhere in the months following. For example, an early2025PokemonHappy Meal promowas held in the US from January 21 to February 24, which eventually arrived in the UK starting in May, and will end in mid-July.
Whether eager fans are in Japan or waiting for these cards to arrive elsewhere, fans should be aware of theextreme demand Pokemon and McDonald’s promosgenerate. Within a day of the aforementioned promotion beginning in the US, the cards began appearing on sites like eBay, with some of the cards costing as much as $100. Unfortunately, the market for these cards means that some buyers hoard and scalp them, making it harder to find them directly from McDonald’s locations. If fans want to try and pick up these cards for themselves, they should act quickly, whether they pick them up during the upcoming Japan promotion or wait to see if it arrives elsewhere.
