Pokémon Happy Meal Coming to US and Australia in November; 2 Cards and Toy Included, South Korea Not on the List
7 foil cards out of 15 total cards, 15 mini Happy Meal box toys; UK and Ireland set for February 2027
The Pokémon Company International announced on October 29 (local time) via its official website that it is teaming up with McDonald's to introduce Pokémon Happy Meals in an exciting new way. Each Happy Meal will include one mini Happy Meal box-shaped toy and two Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards. The promotion will run at participating restaurants for a limited time and while supplies last.
7 Foil Cards Out of 15, and 15 Toys
According to the official announcement, there are 15 Happy Meal cards in total, 7 of which are foil cards. The card numbers are listed as M26_EN_1 through M26_EN_15. The announcement does not specify which numbers are foil.
The Happy Meal boxes will feature one of three designs themed around Pikachu, Umbreon, or Torchic. The accompanying toy is shaped like a mini Happy Meal box, and the 15 Pokémon listed in the official page's image directory are as follows:
| Category | Pokémon | |---|---| | 1–5 | Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Weedle, Pikachu | | 6–10 | Eevee, Umbreon, Torchic, Piplup, Munchlax | | 11–15 | Minccino, Meowstic, Rowlet, Sobble, Sprigatito |
Quebec, Canada has a different configuration. In Quebec, mini toys will not be provided; instead, a Pokémon sticker and a booster pack containing 4 TCG cards will be included.
Starting November in North America, Australia, and France; UK and Ireland in February 2027
Rollouts will take place with staggered timing by country. The schedule from the official announcement is as follows:
| Timing | Countries | |---|---| | November 2026 | United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, France, Spain | | December 2026 | Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Nordic 3 countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and Finland, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and 36 other countries | | January 2027 | Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Italy, Israel, Baltic 3 countries, and 21 other countries | | February 2027 | United Kingdom, Ireland |
As of the announcement date, the initial November launch is just next month. Exact start dates for each country were not provided in the announcement.
South Korea and Japan Not on the List
South Korea is not included in the official list of announcement countries. Japan is also not on the list. This announcement was published on the US edition of the official Pokémon website, and no mention was made regarding schedules for East Asian regions such as South Korea and Japan.
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