McDonald’s Japan Teases Pokemon Frienda, PokePeace Collaborations

McDonald’s Japan is teasing upcoming collaborations with Pokemon Frienda and the PokePeace collection of goods. More information on them will appear later.

For the Pokemon Frienda post, McDonald’s Japan posted a fake screenshot of a text conversation with a name full of kanji that can read like “Frienda.” They sent a picture of a card, stating that a “legend” is on its way. Though you can’t see the full image of the card, the color and shape of the Pokemon are obviously that of a Rayquaza. As a note, Pokemon Frienda is an arcade game that came out in Japan in July 2024.

The other post shows an image that depicts snow falling against a light blue background. You can see the top parts of multiple Pokemon, such as Scorbunny, Pikachu, Piplup, Espurr, and Rowlet. The art style, as well as the line-up of Pokemon, make it look like McDonald’s Japan is teasing a collaboration with PokePeace. PokePeace, or Pokemon Peaceful Place, focuses on a group of Pokemon who live together with humans in the same house. A pop-up shop for the collection appeared in October 2024, and it also has its own website where you can read a comic about the group.

More information on the two Pokemon collaborations at McDonald’s Japan will come out in the future.