Pokémon Cards In McDonald's Happy Meals Are Apparently Returning This Fall

fans looking to get their hands on a couple of extra cards need not look much further than McDonald's. The popular fast food chain restaurant does an almost annual collaboration with the trading card franchise, offering exclusive cards as a bonus treat with the purchase of certain meals. For collectors, it seems like the could be coming back to the States sooner rather than later.

In a post from PokéBeach, it was confirmed that France is getting its in early December, with the promotion reportedly running from Dec. 4 to Jan. 21 of next year. Traditionally, the U.S. gets its McDonald's and Pokémon collaboration about a month or two before France, suggesting that players could see the cards hit as early as October. At this time, an exact date hasn't been confirmed — but players should look for news of the promotion soon.

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Players of the card game will still have to wait a couple of months before they can see what cards will be included in the upcoming trading card promotion at McDonald's, but it's been a pretty big couple of years for fans.Those in Japan are already in the middle of a Pokémon promotion with McDonald's, as a series of toys inspired by the Paldea region are being released in waves between Aug. 9 and Aug. 22.

Unfortunately, there's currently no word on whether these Happy Meal goodies will make their way to the U.S., but it seems Pokémon still has a lot in store for those who frequent the fast food chain. Last year's promotion, which ran between September and October, featured 15 cards exclusive to the Happy Meals. These included Pokémon like Tandemaus, Klawf, Flittle, and the three starter Pokémon: Fuecoco, Quaxzley, and Sprigatito.

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