At the height of Pokemon's popularity in the late 90s, fast food restaurant Burger King ran a famous promotion where it gave away Pokemon toys and special gold cards that have become collector's items. Pokemon fast food promotions continue to this day, with McDonald's being the latest to find itself giving away Pokemon merchandise. Last year, McDonald's gave away Pokemon trading cards, which were later sold on eBay for ridiculous prices, and now it seems another McDonald's/Pokemon promotion is set to kick off in the near future.
This information is based on a supposedly leaked poster, so fans should take the information with a grain of salt. No official announcement has been made by McDonald's or The Pokemon Company, but the poster looks legitimate, and it matches up with a previous leak about McDonald's running another Pokemon promotion. This poster originates from Reddit user Lewd-flower, who works at McDonald's in Canada, so it seems the previously-leaked UK promotion will also be taking place in North America.
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Assuming the poster is legitimate, the Pokemon Match Battle promotion at McDonald's will apparently run from August 9 to September 26, and it will feature seven weeks of limited-time items for fans to get with their Happy Meals. Each Happy Meal comes with four Pokemon game cards, a spinner, and a special coin. The Pokemon featured on the spinners are Rowlet (with purple and yellow variants), Smeargle (green and pink), Pikachu (green and red), Victini (dark blue and light blue), Gossifleur (pink and yellow), and Growlithe (dark blue and green).
The image is a little burry, so it's difficult to make out thePokemon on the cards, but
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