On October 29, 2026, The Pokémon Company published, then pulled, the visuals of all 15 cards from the McDonald's set planned for 2027. The post was meant to promote the American promotion of November 2026; it revealed the next one a year early, and the images were archived before they vanished.
The lot, stamped M27, lines up seven starters, Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, and a Squirtle by Kariya that no set has ever printed. Here is the complete card-by-card list, taken from the visuals themselves, and what this lineup tells us.
How did the McDonald's 2027 card list leak?
Through a file mix-up. On October 29, 2026, a post by The Pokémon Company presenting the November 2026 Happy Meal promotion carried the visuals of the 2027 lot. The images disappeared the next day, too late: PokeBeach had spotted them and the list was already circulating.
The files leave no doubt about where they belong: every card carries the M27 EN code and a 2027 copyright, while the cards currently served in American Happy Meals bear the 2026 vintage. An entire promotion showed itself a year before launch, a rare slip for The Pokémon Company.
What are the 15 cards of the McDonald's 2027 set?
Fifteen cards numbered 001/015 to 015/015: the starters Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Torchic, Piplup, Rowlet and Sprigatito, joined by Pikachu, Raichu, Clefairy, Slowpoke, Marill, Gengar, Eevee and Snorlax. Thirteen Basic Pokémon, two evolutions, and simple attacks built for a first deck.
| No. | Pokémon | HP | Attacks | Illustration | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001/015 | Bulbasaur | 80 | Bind Down 10 | HYOGONOSUKE | I |
| 002/015 | Rowlet | 80 | Find a Friend, Tackle 30 | Atsuya Uki | J |
| 003/015 | Sprigatito | 70 | Play Rough 10+ | Makura Tami | J |
| 004/015 | Charmander | 80 | Fire Claws 30 | Orca | J |
| 005/015 | Torchic | 70 | Collect, Combustion 10 | Tika Matsuno | I |
| 006/015 | Squirtle | 80 | Splatter 10 | Kariya | J |
| 007/015 | Piplup | 70 | Call for Support, Tackle 20 | Hideki Ishikawa | I |
| 008/015 | Pikachu | 70 | Tail Smack 10, Tiny Bolt 30 | kamonabe | J |
| 009/015 | Raichu | 130 | Quick Blow 20+, Strong Volt 150 | Iori Suzuki | J |
| 010/015 | Clefairy | 70 | Follow Me, Flop 30 | Natsumi Yoshida | J |
| 011/015 | Slowpoke | 70 | All-You-Can-Yeet, Headbutt 20 | Nelnal | J |
| 012/015 | Marill | 70 | Hide, Flop 20 | Yoshimoto Yoshimon | J |
| 013/015 | Gengar | 130 | Infinite Shadow ability, Mind Jack 10+ | Masako Tomii | J |
| 014/015 | Eevee | 70 | Nap, Headbutt 10 | UKUMO uiti | J |
| 015/015 | Snorlax | 160 | Gormandizer, Collapse 160 | Toshinao Aoki | J |
Read directly from the visuals published on October 29, 2026. Attack names are those printed on the cards.
Two cards stand out on the play side: Raichu, 130 HP and a Strong Volt attack hitting for 150, and Snorlax, 160 HP, the toughest card of the set, whose Collapse attack strikes for 160 before putting it to sleep. A special mention goes to Slowpoke and its All-You-Can-Yeet attack, which lets you discard as many cards as you like from your hand, true to the most laid-back Pokémon in the Pokédex.
Why is the Squirtle by Kariya drawing so much attention?
Because this card exists nowhere else. Kariya's illustration has never been published, the Splatter attack matches no Squirtle in circulation, and the card carries a J regulation mark that no set on sale uses. McDonald's promotions usually reprint known cards; this one precedes its own expansion.
The card at the top of this article deals 10 damage to any one of your opponent's Pokémon, bench included. Some players read it as a hint about the line's place in the 2027 expansions, where Mega Blastoise is expected; nothing confirms it at this stage, as The Pokémon Company has validated neither the card nor the set. While waiting to find it in a meal, fans of the line can already put a Squirtle Pokéball or a Blastoise Pokéball on their shelf, laser-engraved in crystal with an LED base.
What do the I and J regulation marks tell us?
Three cards carry the I mark, the one used by the current Mega Evolution sets: Bulbasaur, Torchic and Piplup. The other twelve display a J that exists on no card sold to date. The regulation mark moves forward one letter with each era: a lot mostly stamped J aligns this promotion with the 2027 expansions.
That is the real prize of this leak for collectors: the J-marked cards preview cards aligned with expansions still to come, like Kariya's Squirtle. It remains to be checked, card by card, which ones will reuse a known illustration and which ones will arrive brand new, something only the 2027 releases will settle.
When and where will these cards be distributed?
No date is confirmed. The visuals point to a 2027 rollout in the United States, Canada and Europe, with no month and no per-country calendar, and The Pokémon Company has said nothing since pulling the images. Any precise date you read elsewhere is guesswork, not information.
Do not mix up the two lots: the cards served in American Happy Meals since November 10, 2026 celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary, with Decidueye, Lucario or Metagross, and we break them down in our guide to the McDonald's 2026 cards, release calendar included. The M27 set will come after that campaign, not during it.
What does the selection of these 15 Pokémon reveal?
A starter-friendly cast. Seven starters from five generations, from Bulbasaur to Sprigatito, four crowd-pleasers with Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax and Clefairy, and two beefy evolutions, Raichu and Gengar, to give a goal to kids opening their very first pack. McDonald's is aiming at the entry door of the card game, not at tournament players.
Gengar is the most surprising pick of the lot: the only Stage 2 card, and the only one with an ability, Infinite Shadow, which returns it to its owner's hand instead of the discard pile when it is knocked out. Expect some heated trades in the schoolyards of 2027.
Until the promotion actually reaches the menus, the list may still move, as a promo card is easier to swap than a whole expansion. We will update this page with every announcement, and almost all fifteen picks have their crystal twin in our collection of light-up Pokéballs.
