THE HOBBY CLOSE ›Tuesday, October 27, 2026
▲Product / release· No. 3 todayDeveloping
McDonald's x Pokémon Happy Meal details leak: 15 toys, 2 cards each, U.S. Nov. 10–Dec. 14
A leaked employee guide and PokeBeach's store sources lay out the next McDonald's Pokémon promotion: 15 mini Happy Meal box toys, each with two cards from a 15-card set, starting Nov. 10 in the U.S.
The next McDonald's Pokémon promotion now has dates and a card count. PokeBeach reported Monday morning that U.S. Happy Meals will carry Pokémon TCG cards from Nov. 10 through Dec. 14, with Canada starting Nov. 3 and Australia Nov. 5.
Each Happy Meal comes with one of 15 plastic mini Happy Meal box toys, the first plastic Pokémon Happy Meal toys since 2018, and each toy holds two random cards from a 15-card set. The cards are reprints with McDonald's numbering; Metagross, Palafin and Hawlucha have been confirmed so far.
The details come from a leaked employee guide that circulated on X on Monday and from PokeBeach's store sources. McDonald's and The Pokémon Company have not announced the lineup, so the dates and card list could still change. The promotion itself was first reported in September.
Why collectors should care: McDonald's promos are the most-collected entry-level Pokémon cards of each year, and the 2021 25th Anniversary set showed how fast sealed sets and holo singles can move. Expect the full checklist to firm up in the next two weeks.
Developing: based on a leak and store sources, not an official announcement.
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