{"id":135481,"date":"2025-12-31T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195793"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:30:00","slug":"mcdonalds-has-another-tcg-promo-in-the-works-for-pokemons-30th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/mcdonalds-has-another-tcg-promo-in-the-works-for-pokemons-30th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s Has Another TCG Promo In The Works For Pok\u00e9mon’s 30th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 30th anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon<\/a><\/strong> is fast approaching on 27th February 2026, and it seems McDonald’s will be putting Pok\u00e9mon cards in its Happy Meals in a new promo similar to past events.<\/p>\n

According to a report from Pok\u00e9Beach<\/a>, it will run from February into March, with exact dates depending on the country, but that’s all the details known right now.<\/p>\n

Past events \u2014 for the 25th anniversary, for example<\/a> \u2014 have seen scalpers rocking up to stores and buying dozens<\/em> of Happy Meals to get the cards. McDonald’s in the UK<\/a> put a restriction on buying more than one extra card with your meal following the frenzy in the US, but that feels like trying to stop a geyser with a bathplug.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon Company and Ronald have persevered, though – there was a Dragon-type collab earlier in 2025<\/a>. And back in August<\/a>, a three-day Pikachu event in Japan was stopped after 24 hours when demand for the card exceeded supply, with boxes of unopened cards turning up for sale online. Shifty.<\/em> That one was particularly sought after, though, as the card featured exclusive artwork.<\/p>\n

It’s a shame that Pok\u00e9mon cards just seem to attract a manic mix of the FOMO crowd (ask the folks at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum<\/a>) and straight-up scalpers, bringing out the worst in people who ignore tornado warnings<\/a> and behave atrociously<\/a> to get their hands on fresh packs.<\/p>\n

We’ll see in February if TPC and McDonald’s have any clever plans to combat the problem.<\/p>\n

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