The Happy Meal boxes feature designs showcasing Pokémon characters. Credit: McDonald’s.

McDonald’s has rolled out a Pokémon-themed Happy Meal promotion across the US. It features a Pokémon trading card game booster pack with four of 15 collectable cards, alongside a themed poster and sticker sheet with each Happy Meal. 

The Pokémon Happy Meal will be available from 21 January 2025 at participating McDonald’s locations across the US, while supplies last. 

The Happy Meal boxes are decorated with designs featuring Pokémon characters such as Charizard, Pikachu and Dragonite, Rayquaza and Roaring Moon.  

Customers who order through the McDonald’s app can unlock in-game codes, without added costs for the Pokémon TCG Pocket app.  

These codes provide access to 24-pack hourglasses and 12 wonder hourglasses, which players can use to open digital booster packs and make selections using the Wonder Pick feature. 

McDonald’s senior marketing director Guillaume Huin stated: “There’s nothing more exciting than when we can bring campaigns to our fans with partners that we’re fans of ourselves.  

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“Much like they do for McDonald’s, our fans have deep nostalgia and love for the Pokémon brand. We’re thrilled to build on those great memories and create a new moment of fun and happiness with the new Pokémon Happy Meal.” 

Pokémon enthusiasts are encouraged to visit their local McDonald’s restaurants to engage in the Pokémon GO activation.  

Pokémon GO activation began in December 2024 across the US and allows trainers to interact with sponsored PokéStops or gyms at all domestic McDonald’s locations. 

During select weeks until the end of March — specifically 20 to 26 January, 10 to 16 February and 10 to 16 March — visitors can “encounter Pokémon attracted by active Lure Modules and participate in five-star raids at McDonald’s Gyms”. 

The appeal of Pokémon dates from its original TV series launch in 1996 in Japan.