Exclusive Pikachu card featured in McDonald's Japan Happy Meals in limited-time Pokémon promotion
The highlight of this release is a new Pikachu promo card, which shows the Electric-type Pokemon about to eat a burger. This artwork is exclusive to the McDonald's promotion and will not be available through other releases.
Each Happy Meal will include this Pikachu card and one additional promo card at random, with options including Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Ralts, or Riolu.
While Pikachu features new artwork, the other cards in the set are reprints from earlier releases. Each card carries the McDonald's logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork, identifying it as part of this limited collaboration and marking it as a collectible item for fans of the franchise.
McDonald's Japan has also announced that Pokemon toys will accompany the Happy Meals during this promotion. At the time of writing, it is not confirmed whether this promotion will expand to other regions outside Japan.
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