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McDonald's Pokémon Happy Meals Return to US Restaurants With a 15-Card Promo Set
A limited US run puts two Pokémon TCG cards in every Happy Meal, drawn from a 15-card set that includes seven foils, with other regions to follow.
By UltraBall ResearchPublished the 30 days to 12 November 2026
Key findings
- 1Pokémon Happy Meals are on sale again at participating US McDonald's restaurants for a limited time, until stock runs out.
- 2Every meal comes with two Pokémon TCG cards from a 15-card promotional set, seven of which are foil.
- 3The toy line of 15 miniatures features Pikachu, Eevee, Umbreon, Torchic, Rowlet and Sprigatito.
- 4Pikachu ranked 2 among Pokémon by money spent on its cards on eBay in September 2026, with $4.66 million paid across 19,169 recorded sales.
- 5UltraBall's most valuable Umbreon card, POP Series 5 Umbreon ☆, carries a PSA 10 price of $456,000 and an ungraded price up +47.9% over 90 days.
Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms 104/110) is priced at $5,900 ungraded on UltraBall on 12 November 2026, with 75 recorded eBay sales in the 30 days to then.
- Source:
- UltraBall Pokémon Card Market Research
- Dataset:
- UltraBall prices and recorded eBay sales, 14 October 2026 to 12 November 2026
- Period:
- the 30 days to 12 November 2026
Happy Meal promotion returns
Pokémon is back on the McDonald's menu. Participating restaurants in the US are running Pokémon Happy Meals again for a limited period, and the offer ends once stock at each location is gone.
Every meal includes two cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They come from a dedicated promotional set of 15 cards, and seven of those are foil.
Alongside the cards sits a toy range of 15 miniatures. The figures feature Pikachu, Eevee, Umbreon, Torchic, Rowlet and Sprigatito. Other regions will get the promotion later, with their dates set out separately.
What Pikachu cards sell for
The new promo cards have no UltraBall prices yet, but two of the Pokémon on the toys have deep markets. UltraBall prices 219 Pikachu cards, and they recorded 35,151 eBay sales in the 30 days to 12 November 2026.
The top card is Holon Phantoms Pikachu ☆ (104/110), a gold star from the EX era. UltraBall prices it at $5,900 ungraded and $360,000 in PSA 10. It sold 75 times in the 30 days, and its ungraded price is down −36.6% over 90 days.
Pokémon Rumble Pikachu (7/16) sits at $1,000 raw and $55,000 in PSA 10, down −21.1% over 90 days on 40 sales. Nintendo Black Star Promos Pikachu δ (35/40) is $900 raw and $45,000 in PSA 10, with 48 sales; its price swung too widely for a 90-day change.
Modern Pikachu cards trade far more often. Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat (85/224) logged 438 sales and is priced at $825 raw, down −17.4%. Ascended Heroes Pikachu ex (276/217) logged 415 sales at $602 raw, down −45.2%.
| Card | Ungraded | PSA 10 | Sales, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms 104/110) | $5,900 | $360,000 | 75 |
| Pikachu (Pokémon Rumble 7/16) | $1,000 | $55,000 | 40 |
| Pikachu δ (Nintendo Black Star Promos 35/40) | $900 | $45,000 | 48 |
| Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat (Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 85/224) | $825 | $2,475 | 438 |
| Pikachu ex (Ascended Heroes 276/217) | $602 | $1,330 | 415 |
| Umbreon ☆ (POP Series 5 17/17) | $9,999 | $456,000 | 19 |
| Umbreon (Skyridge H30) | $4,000 | $100,604 | 38 |
| Umbreon VMAX (Evolving Skies 215/203) | $1,785 | $3,585 | 245 |
| Umbreon ex (Unseen Forces 112/115) | $1,765 | $239,735 | 48 |
| Umbreon (Aquapolis H29) | $1,675 | $102,000 | 56 |
What Umbreon cards sell for
UltraBall prices 48 Umbreon cards, which logged 7,209 eBay sales in the 30 days to 12 November 2026. In September 2026, Umbreon ranked 5 among Pokémon by eBay spending, with $3.58 million paid across 4,790 recorded sales.
POP Series 5 Umbreon ☆ (17/17), a gold star promo, leads at $9,999 raw and $456,000 in PSA 10, up +47.9% over 90 days on 19 sales. The e-Card era holos are also climbing: Skyridge Umbreon (H30) is $4,000 raw and $100,604 in PSA 10, up +61.2%, while Aquapolis Umbreon (H29) is $1,675 raw and $102,000 in PSA 10, up +35.8%.
Evolving Skies Umbreon VMAX (215/203), the modern alt art chase card, is the most liquid of the group with 245 sales. It is priced at $1,785 raw and $3,585 in PSA 10, down −23.5% over 90 days. Unseen Forces Umbreon ex (112/115) is $1,765 raw and $239,735 in PSA 10 on 48 sales.
Why it matters to collectors
A promotion that places cards in fast-food meals puts the hobby in front of a broad audience, and the toy line leans on two of the most traded Pokémon in UltraBall's data. The figures above describe existing cards only.
Nothing in the sales data ties price moves to the promotion. The 90-day changes span a period before the meals returned, so they cannot show any effect from it.
What collectors should watch
- When the other regions' dates are listed, and how long US stock lasts at participating locations.
- Whether the seven foil cards from the 15-card set begin appearing as sold comps once the promotion is underway.
- Sales activity in liquid modern cards such as Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat and Evolving Skies Umbreon VMAX over the coming weeks.
- Whether the gains in vintage Umbreon cards such as Skyridge H30 and Aquapolis H29 hold through the next 90-day window.
How this was worked out
Prices are UltraBall's prices on 12 November 2026 (ungraded near-mint and PSA 10), sales are eBay sales UltraBall recorded and matched to the exact card in the 30 days to that date, and price changes compare 7-day averages of the ungraded price. Rankings by eBay spending are from UltraBall's monthly series for September 2026.
Some cards' prices swung twice over or more within four weeks; their 90-day change is left out.
Every term is defined on UltraBall’s research methodology page, which also sets out the corrections policy.
Cite this research
Citation
UltraBall Research, “McDonald's Pokémon Happy Meals Return to US Restaurants With a 15-Card Promo Set,” November 2026.
Suggested sentence
Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms 104/110) is priced at $5,900 ungraded on UltraBall on 12 November 2026, with 75 recorded eBay sales in the 30 days to then.
Permanent link
https://ultraball.com/news/market/happy-meal-pokemon-cards-return-mcdonalds-us
- Author:
- UltraBall Research
- Published:
- Nov 12, 2026
- Data period:
- the 30 days to 12 November 2026
- Dataset:
- UltraBall prices and recorded eBay sales, 14 October 2026 to 12 November 2026
The figures in this article are fixed as of publication and kept with it. Live readings are on UltraBall Research; corrections are logged on the article.