McDonald's Unleashing an Exciting Surprise for 2023: Pokemon Cards Are Back and Better Than Ever!

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The promotion will showcase specially designed cards inspired by the captivating worlds of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

McDonald's will kick off its promotional campaign in Germany and Austria in July, while the UK will join in August. The release date for the US and other countries has not been revealed yet.

In 2023, McDonald's is reintroducing its highly popular Pokemon card promotion, offering fans of the franchise the opportunity to collect an additional 15 Pokemon cards. McDonald's and Pokemon have collaborated on numerous occasions in the past, typically focusing on the Pokemon trading card game.

McDonald's has been hosting special promotions featuring Pokemon trading cards during the summer for the past few years. These promotions include Pokemon card bundles in Happy Meals, encouraging fans to collect them all. The interest in these promotions has always been high, with supplies quickly selling out and the Pokemon cards being resold on eBay for inflated prices.

In 2023, McDonald's is bringing back Pokemon cards. According to Poke Beach, McDonald's restaurants in Germany and Austria will introduce Pokemon cards in Happy Meals starting on July 27, with the promotion starting in the UK on August 23. The release date for the US and other countries has not been announced yet, but it is likely that Pokemon cards will make a return to McDonald's Happy Meals in the US sometime in August. The included cards consist of Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Cetoddle, Cetitan, Pikachu, Pawmi, Kilowattrel, Flittle, Sandaconda, Klawf, Blissey, Tandemaus, Cyclizar, and Kirlia.

McDonald's Pokemon Cards List 2023

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

Cetoddle

Cetitan

Pikachu

Pawmi

Kilowattrel

Flittle

Sandaconda

Klawf

Blissey

Tandemaus

Cyclizar

Each purchase of a Happy Meal will include four Pokemon cards, one of which will be a holo card, as reported by Poke Beach. The collection consists of six holo cards featuring Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starters Sprigaito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, as well as Cetitan, Pikachu, and Klawf. To collect all the cards, customers will need to buy at least six Happy Meals. However, it is highly probable that most McDonald's customers will need to purchase a significantly higher number of Happy Meals to complete their Pokemon card collection in the current promotion.

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Based on the latest main series Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, these cards are a part of a promotion. Despite being released last year, there is a valid justification for this promotion. Two Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC expansions are scheduled to be released later this year. Given this, it is prudent to reintroduce the popular McDonald's Pokemon promotion in order to remind the public about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.