McDonald’s has announced its upcoming Happy Meal toy lineup for December 2026 and, wouldn’t you know it? It’s Pokémon! I’m not sure how regular this collaboration has been, but this year seems particularly cute. As you’d expect, there are specially themed Happy Meal boxes to collect, but along 15 TCG cards, customers can also get special mini Happy Meal box toys! I want them all!
Most people will probably care about the cards, so I’ll explain those first. Each Happy Meal comes with two different trading cards out of a total of 15. There are seven foil cards this year, though I’m not sure which are which. The official Pokémon website has images of them all, which includes the following:
- Decidueye
- Chandelure
- Palafin
- Pikachu
- Mimikyu
- Lucario
- Hawlucha
- Tyranitar
- Absol
- Zoroark
- Metagross
- Jirachi
- Eevee
- Snorlax
- Wooloo
As for the Happy Meal boxes, customers can collect three regular sized ones in the shape of Pikachu, Torchic, and Umbreon. These will be available until December 14th, 2026, in the United States. The mini versions, which are seemingly while supplies last, will include the following:
- Pikachu
- Torchic
- Umbreon
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Squirtle
- Weedle
- Eevee
- Piplup
- Munchlax
- Mincinno
- Espurr
- Rowlett
- Sobble
- Sprigatito
These toys and boxes should be available starting today at participating McDonald’s locations. There is a global rollout listed on the Pokémon website, with other countries getting the promotion between now and February 2027. I guess you’ll be in for a wait if you happen to live in the UK.
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Written by Peter Glagowski
Peter has been a freelance gaming and film critic for over seven years. His passion for Nintendo is only matched by the size of his collection.
