15 new Pokémon cards reportedly coming to McDonald’s soon

Move over, Pokéballs. Gotta catch ‘em all… inside Pikachu Happy Meal boxes.

Pokémon cards in Happy Meals are reportedly coming back soon, according to leaked cards published on PokéBeach. According to leaked information, the promotion will begin on July 27th in Germany and Austria. In the U.K. it is scheduled to launch on August 23rd. A U.S. launch remains undated, but it’s unlikely McDonald’s would skip the market. Polygon has reached out to McDonald’s for more information.

PokéBeach reported that 15 cards will be available as part of the Happy Meal promotion, all reprinted from Pokémon ScarletYou can also find out more about the following: Pokémon Violet’s trading card game, except Pikachu, which is from the Paldea Evolved expansion. The six holographic card expected are: Sprigatito Quaxly Fuecoco Pikachu Cetitan Klawf. Each Happy Meal will include one booster pack which contains four cards, one of which is holographic, PokéBeach said. (If you’re looking for more cards, a new card set called ScarletYou can also find out more about the following: Violet — 151The next generation of cards will be available on September 22. They are a continuation to previous sets. These cards are not part of the McDonald’s promo.)

Here’s the full list, according to PokéBeach:

• Sprigatito
• Fuecoco
• Quaxly
• Cetoddle
• Cetitan
• Pikachu
• Pawmi
• Kilowattrel
• Flittle
• Sandacondo
• Klawf
• Blissey
• Tandemaus
• Cyclizar
• Kirlia

McDonald’s had a Pokémon card promotion last year, but its collaboration in 2021 was its huge hit. Because of the high interest in Pokémon created during the pandemic, the Pokémon Happy Meals — and Pikachu’s cute face on the box — sold out immediately. Some people went to extreme lengths in order to obtain cards. They bought a lot of Happy Meals so they could get all the packs, whereas others were only able to acquire one. McDonald’s went as far as suggesting restaurants limit the number of Happy Meals sold to a single customer.