The Pokémon Company posted the wrong card list on October 29, 2026. The list showed cards from the 2027 McDonald's set. The post was meant to announce this year's Pokémon Happy Meal deal. The company took it down and put up the right details.
Collectors saw an M27 set symbol on the cards. That symbol points to the 2027 set, not the 2026 one. PokéBeach was among the first to report the mistake.
One card stood out. It was a Squirtle that has not come out in Japan yet. McDonald's sets usually reuse cards that fans already know. A new Squirtle got people talking.
Some fans think the card could be linked to a future Pokémon TCG set. That is just a guess. The company has not said anything about it. The full 2027 card list is still unknown. The release date is not confirmed either.
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The real 2026 promo is set to start in the United States on November 10, 2026. It has 15 cards to collect. Each Happy Meal will come with two random cards. The meals will also have small toys shaped like Happy Meal boxes, each with a different Pokémon.
This year's set carries the M26 symbol. That is how fans can tell it apart from the leaked M27 cards.
The mix-up caused some confusion at first. Some fans were not sure which set was coming next. The company's fix cleared that up, and the 2026 promo plan has not changed.
For now, fans have a quick look at a set that is still a year away. But the details are far from final. Cards can change before a launch, and nothing about 2027 is official. Collectors should wait for news from The Pokémon Company and McDonald's. Until then, the 2026 cards are the ones to watch. They arrive in just over a week.