The New McDonald’s Announcement Is Taking Us Back to 2016

Here at DFB, we’re not-so-secretly big fans of McDonald’s!

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We love trying the limited-time menu items, checking out the Happy Meal toys, and looking out for any bizarre announcements from the fast food brand. And the most recent announcement from McDonald’s is definitely falling in the “unexpected” category.

Pokémon GO and McDonald’s have announced a partnership in the United States. With this collaboration, Trainers will be able to visit Sponsored PokéStops or Gyms when visiting McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S.

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Trainers can “visit McDonald’s locations in the US during certain weeks to encounter Pokémon attracted by Lure Modules at McDonald’s PokéStops and participate in five-star raids at McDonald’s Gyms.” The Lure Modules and Raid Battles will be active during select weeks each day from 6PM-7PM. The selected weeks are as follows:

Monday, December 16th, to Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
Monday, January 20th, to Sunday, January 26th, 2025
Monday, February 10th, to Sunday, February 16th, 2025
Monday, March 10th, to Sunday, March 16th, 2025

Happy Meal

It sounds like McDonald’s locations might be getting a little busier during dinnertime in the coming months…that is, if there are really people out there who still play Pokémon GO? We remember it being a big trend back in 2016, but several people on our team were surprised to find out that it still exists.

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So we’ll have to wait and see if this offering truly does draw people to McDonald’s in the near future. We’ll keep you posted! And stay tuned to DFB for more updates on limited-time offerings from the fast food giant.

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