Buzz Break: Pokémon 25th Anniversary Happy Meal packs

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The packs: Pokémon 25th Anniversary Happy Meal packs 
Where to buy: One pack per McDonald's Happy Meal (initially). Get standard Pokémon boxes here.

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Landed this time: Envelope Nos. 3 and 4 ... one 25th Anniversary Pokemon pack and other items in each.

Packs per Box Happy Meal: 1
Cards per pack: 4 (three standard, one Holo)
Cards in this lot: 8 (two boxes)
Base set completion: 
5 of 25 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Base cards – Grookey, Charmander, Fennekin (2), Scorbunny, Oshawott

Insert/short-print cards: 2 (all in gallery below with some base)
Holo (2) – Tepig, Scorbunny

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: First, from the corporate announcement of what this is ... "Just because it's mealtime, that doesn't mean you have to stop celebrating 25 years of Pokémon. Starting today, McDonald's Happy Meals will include a 25th Anniversary Special Edition McDonald's booster pack of Pokémon Trading Card Game cards. Each of these packs includes four exclusive cards. You'll have the opportunity to collect cards featuring all 24 first partner Pokémon from the many regions in the Pokémon world, plus Pikachu. There are standard and foil versions of each card, and all the cards sport the Pokémon 25th logo. In total, there are 50 cards in this set, so have fun collecting and trading with your friends. These cool Pokémon TCG cards will only be available in McDonald's Happy Meals for a limited time, so don't wait to start your collection." So ... Buzz had a relative who collects it all -- not just Pokémon -- stop there on a routine trip and they coughed up these for a sampler Buzz Break. (They get the cards back ... I got some McNuggets.) What you see below are what was found in envelope Nos. 3 and 4 ... one had a four-panel vinyl sticker prize, one had a cardboard Pikachu cardboard frame display and then both included a pack of the anniversary cards as noted. It's a limited sample size here but each pack may include a Holo card and I actually saw that one of the cards that was found here had sold for a few bucks (for now). The anniversary will mean big things this year and there have been a ton of people buying Happy Meals in bulk to get these ... and you can see stories about stores having to limit their stock or having been bought out. Then others have simply gotten their hands on unopened cases ... and are StockXing them. The Holo set might be one to be in later demand down the line here ... but rather than prognosticate more I'll just let you chew on the pics below. My McNuggets are getting cold.

Product Grade: A
Lot Grade: B (I got some dupes I didn't expect ... and no Pikachu)
Fun Grade: B

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