[Completed] The McDonald's 2025 Pokémon Card Scandal: Pikachu 020/MP, the promo that turned into chaos

A Pokémon × McDonald's partnership that is causing controversy 🍔

In August 2025, McDonald's Japan launched a new Happy Set (Happy Meal) campaign in collaboration with Pokémon. The campaign, scheduled from August 8 to 14, 2025 , offered exclusive Pokémon cards, including a highly anticipated card: Pikachu 020/MP .

Illustrated by Yuu Nishida , this card showed Pikachu reaching for a hamburger (a never-before-seen visual), guaranteed in every Happy Set.

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An unprecedented frenzy

From the first day, the promotion triggered a real rush:

• Massive queues outside restaurants,

• Customers buying dozens of menus just to get the cards back
• Food left out or wasted,

• First online resales at over €25.

In less than 24 hours, McDonald's Japan suspended distribution in the face of the scale of the chaos and media criticism.

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Why Pikachu 020/MP is cult

• Exclusive card: only distributed by McDonald's, not included in classic boosters.
• Original illustration: artwork by Yuu Nishida.
• A fleeting event: the campaign was quickly suspended and became a media fiasco.
• Collectible: rare, controversial and already highly sought after.

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🛒 Where to find the McDonald's 2025 Pikachu card today

If you weren't lucky enough to get a Happy Set in August, you should know that the card is now circulating on the secondary market.

At QuestCorner , we offer authentic copies of the McDonald's Pikachu 020/MP (2025) , available now for collectors who want to mark this unique moment in their Pokémon collection.

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