Key things
- Pokemon TCG cards return to McDonald's and feature different Pokemon.
- McDonald's and Pokemon have a long history of fan promotions.
- The promotion in France offers 15 different Pokémon cards with a potential US release in late 2024 or early 2025.
Pokemon TCG is returning to McDonald's stores, and now fans can find out what cards will be available through the event. Even though different Pokemon come, Pokemon TCG McDonald's promotion seems to include a surprising number of Dragon-type Pokémon.
Pokemon and McDonald's have a long history together at this point, with the restaurant chain bringing Pikachu Happy Meal cards, toys and boxes to customers around the world. In the past, players could get exclusive Pokémon in the game by bringing their Nintendo handhelds into McDonald's stores and accessing their wi-fi. Although these promos have largely disappeared, many fans are eagerly anticipating them Pokemon promotions at a fast food chain, and it's likely to be no different.
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As reported by PokeBeach, the Pokemon TCG is returning to McDonald's restaurants in France and running from December 4th to January 21st. Restaurants will be handing out booster packs containing four cards, drawing from a total of 15 cards. Each pack is guaranteed to have one holo, with six possible holos, printed on McDonald's exclusive confetti holo foil. The Pokemon packages may contain the following Pokemon TCG cards:
- Charizard
- A drag counter
- Dragonite
- Drampa
- Eevee
- Hatenna
- Hydreigon
- Jigglypuff
- Coraidon
- Miraidon
- Pikachu
- Quagsire
- Rayquaza
- Roaring moon
- Umbreon
These promotions usually come at different times in different areas, rather than rolling out all over the world at the same time. It's possible McDonald's isn't offering the cards right now in the US because it's already running big promotions, including the return of the McRib sandwich. This promotion even includes a unique half-gallon offer of McRib BBQ sauce, which could create a stampede of customers. In combination with the usual fever Pokemon cards may not be ideal. As such, these cards will most likely arrive either just before the end of the year or sometime in early 2025.
Interestingly, the release Pokemon card goes against the usual pattern for McDonald's. The new cards typically arrive in the US first, followed by France, with initial predictions showing the cards arriving in US restaurants in October. That month came and went without any mention of them, but McDonald's was running a Chicken Big Mac special at the time. For the same reasons as before, it probably wouldn't be wise to run two potentially popular promotions at the same time, so Pokemon they could be pushed back in the chain's home country.
Pokemon TCG
Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game) is a collectible and strategy-based card game based on Nintendo's Pokemon franchise. Two players face off, battling one Pokémon at a time and trying to knock them out to claim one of six prize cards. The cards have also become highly collectible, with some notably selling for thousands of dollars.
- Original release date
- October 20, 1996
