Published Oct 27, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT

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Upcoming Pokémon promo brings back a McDonald's product that's been MIA for nearly a decade

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Fast food chain McDonald's is expected to announce a new partnership with Pokémon in the coming weeks, and the worldwide promo will mark the return of a Happy Meal essential that's been missing in action for (shockingly!) eight years.

Pokémon and McDonald's have been teaming up on a nearly yearly basis since 2011, often with Happy Meal boxes that contain a small selection of trading card reprints.…