McDonald's Japan Happy Meal Promos (August 9-11, 2025)

August 8, 2025 → Happy Meals in Japan’s McDonalds will include a Pikachu or Charmander toy

August 9 - 11, 2025 → Happy Meals will also include Pokémon promo cards

  • Guaranteed Pikachu promo and 1 other card

020/M-P Pikachu (illus. Yuu Nishida) - SV5M Cyber Judge reprint with new art
???/M-P Ralts (illus. Terada Tera) - M1S Mega Symphonia reprint
???/M-P Riolu (illus. hncl) - M1L Mega Brave reprint
???/M-P Sprigatito (illus. Mina Nakai) - SV9 Battle Partners reprint
???/M-P Fuecoco (illus. Tomomi Ozaki) - SV8 Super Electric Breaker reprint
???/M-P Quaxly (illus. Saboteri) - SV7a Paradise Dragona reprint

Reprint with new art

Designs are subject to change. Available while stocks last. Card types cannot be selected. The original illustration of “Pikachu” card has the same text as the “Pikachu” card included in the existing Pokemon card game. Distribution may be canceled at short notice. The same Pokemon card may be distributed in a different way in the future.

https://x.com/mcdonaldsjapan/status/1944939978271654308?s=46

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I want that pikachu!

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Almost there!!

Did it really take like 25 years for them to realize they should put a hamburger in the McDonald’s promo

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They’re a small Indy company, give them a break.

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Pikachu with hamburger is something that I really really need in my life

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What an amazing promo! And I like that the Pikachu card is guaranteed so hopefully there will be plenty of them out there and they will be readily available.

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Also fitting that Yuu Nishida drew the promo, as she seems to love food-themed Pokémon

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Seriously cute

Wow, never realized that this comes under the new promo set M-P, which I also did not know stands for MEGA. I know these will be available in plenty but August 9- August 11 seems like a short window compared to how long previous McDonald’s promos were run. Pikachu looks a super cute card. Thanks for sharing the info.

Cheers!

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The Pikachu is really fun, showed my whole family this morning when i woke up and saw it lol Definitely going to be picking up a set of these with a handful of the Pikachu! Despite it being so common (hopefully) i still think it’s going to be really popular!

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Should’ve been more ketchup on that tray I think.

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Happy Meal sides in Japan are edamame & corn and Minute Maid

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You know it’s well-embedded in your culture when even the worst perpetrators of corporate saturated fat shilling nudge you to take your fibre.

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I like that the corn and edamame are also present in the Pika promo

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Gonna need the Burgerchu!

We need an American version where a hungover Pikachu ordered the 1,350 calorie Big Breakfast with Hotcakes (biscuit, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash brown, hotcakes, butter, maple syrup) and is chain-smoking Marlboro reds.

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I love these! I wish we had the cards as good as they do over here in the states. I’m gonna be chasing that Pikachu promo and the Sprigatito. :sparkling_heart:

Lmao! I’ve been laughing for a good few minutes at your comment.

I think this would be the waffle house edition?

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You don’t talk bad about Waffle House round these parts. It’s all true, you just don’t talk about it

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