June 13 - July 10, 2018 (France) October 16 - November 12, 2018 (US)
The McDonald's Collection 2018 is an assortment of cards available at participating McDonald's restaurants for a limited time in 2018. For the first time, two separate McDonald's collections were distributed in different countries—the first was released in France from June 13 until July 10, 2018, and the second in the United States from October 16 through to November 12, 2018.
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The French collection consists of reprints from the Sun & Moon, Guardians Rising, and Burning Shadows expansions. The English collection consists of reprints from these expansions in addition to some from the Crimson Invasion and Ultra Prism expansions. In a departure from previous annual sets, each French Happy Meal came with 1 mini booster pack as opposed to a toy and a single card. Each mini booster contains 4 cards: 3 Non Holofoil and 1 Reverse Confetti Holofoil, with each card coming in regular and parallel Holofoil versions. At 40 cards the French set is currently the largest McDonald's Collection, with a master set of 80 cards including the parallel Holofoil variants. In the United States, 1 of 8 toys were included in Happy Meals along with 1 of 12 Confetti Holofoil cards.