Whereas not (but) formally introduced, new leaks point out that McDonald’s is as soon as once more teaming up with The Pokémon Firm to supply followers a contemporary assortment of 15 Pokémon playing cards to grab up and flip on eBay for tons of of {dollars}, or take pleasure in quietly at dwelling. However in all probability eBay.
Since 2001, The Pokémon Firm has, almost yearly, created promotional Pokémon playing cards that folks should purchase at native collaborating McDonald’s areas. These playing cards, which had been solely out there in Japan till the 2011 promotion, have typically featured distinctive symbols and are extremely desired by collectors. In 2021, the McDonald’s X Pokémon promotional playing cards offered out shortly as collectors snatched up bins at a time from the eating places and offered them for tons of apiece on eBay. And it appears attainable that these newly leaked 2023 Pokémon McDonald’s playing cards may additionally promote out quick, too.
As PokéBeach reported on July 26, a reader despatched the location photos of the 15 playing cards from the upcoming (not formally introduced) promotion, which apparently got here out prematurely in Germany. PokéBeach claims these are all of the playing cards that will probably be out there through the yearly Pokémon occasion at McDonald’s. That is sensible, as up to now the variety of promo playing cards was typically round 12 to fifteen.
Right here’s the total listing through PokéBeach:
- Sprigatito
- Fuecoco
- Quaxly
- Cetoddle
- Cetitan
- Pikachu
- Pawmi
- Kilowattrel
- Flittle
- Sandaconda
- Klawf
- Blissey
- Tandemaus
- Cyclizar
- Kirlia
The entire Pokémon featured, excluding Pikachu, come from Scarlet & Violet. It appears simply six of the 15 playing cards will probably be holo, these being Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Cetitan, Pikachu, and Klawf.
Once you’ll have the ability to purchase these new Pokémon playing cards
As earlier than, these playing cards will probably be out there in four-card booster packs that may include Blissful Meals. The playing cards may even include a “Match & Battle” toy that appears to be primarily based on an identical toy that was a part of final 12 months’s McDonald’s X Pokémon promotional occasion.
As for when to anticipate these playing cards to indicate up in america, PokéBeach says that the playing cards will probably be out there in Germany and Austria on July 27 and within the UK on August 23.
No date has leaked for the U.S., although primarily based on previous occasions and this 12 months’s identified dates, it’s believed that the playing cards may even come to america someday in August.