Booster Pack
Sealed six card Happy Meal packs; the sealed table above tracks live values when sales exist.
Live price: $3,500.00
McDonald's Original Minimum Pack
McDonald's Original Minimum Pack is the 2002 Japanese Happy Meal set of e-Reader cards with holo Squirtle, Pikachu and Charmander. Facts, chases and live prices.
- Japanese release
- January 26, 2002
- Cards
- 30
- Set code
- MCD-JP
- Era
- e-Card
- Known for
- The 2002 Japanese McDonald's e-Card promo: six card Happy Meal packs with holo Kanto and Johto starters
- Updated
Values
- Tracked cards
0 - Variants
0 - Raw cards over $100
0 - Median raw price
No current price - Booster box
No current price
Chase cards
Sealed products
| Category | Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| booster pack | Booster Pack | $3,500.00 |
Unnumbered cards
| Name | Price |
|---|---|
| Fighting Energy [Holo] | $20.68 |
| Fire Energy | $11.02 |
| Fire Energy [Holo] | $45.00 |
| Grass Energy | $3.04 |
| Grass Energy [Holo] | $22.70 |
| Lightning Energy | $6.58 |
| Lightning Energy [Holo] | $32.58 |
| Psychic Energy | $47.57 |
| Psychic Energy [Holo] | $70.16 |
| Water Energy | $27.88 |
| Water Energy [Holo] | $49.99 |
| Fighting Energy | $21.57 |
About McDonald's Original Minimum Pack
What McDonald's Original Minimum Pack is
The McDonald's Original Minimum Pack is a Japanese promotional set handed out in McDonald's restaurants in 2002, from January 26 to February 24. Each Happy Meal came with a small booster of six cards that always included at least one holofoil card and at least one basic Energy card. The cards use the e-Card design and work with Nintendo's e-Reader, since the set arrived just after the Base Expansion Pack opened the e-Card era in Japan. The checklist covers Kanto and Johto starters and favorites such as Pikachu, Slowpoke, Marill and Larvitar, and each of the six Energy cards exists in holo and non holo form.
What makes McDonald's Original Minimum Pack different
- Holo in every pack Every six card pack carried a holofoil card, so the starter holos are far more common than a regular set's holos, yet clean copies are scarce because they went to children.
- Two Energy variants The six basic Energy cards come in holofoil and non holofoil versions, which is why the set's total card count runs above the 18 Pokémon in the hub.
McDonald's Original Minimum Pack products
Collecting and grading McDonald's Original Minimum Pack
The holo Squirtle leads the hub, followed by holo Pikachu, Charmander, Slowpoke, Chikorita and Larvitar, then Bulbasaur, Totodile, Marill, Vulpix, Cyndaquil and Mareep. Because these were meal toys, most surviving copies show handling wear, and the e-Card dot code strip on the edge chips easily, so a clean holo Squirtle or Pikachu is the real challenge of the set.
Notable cards
Squirtle #7
Squirtle #7
Holo
The holo Squirtle is the top card of the McDonald's Original Minimum Pack hub, the most collected of the starter holos.
Pikachu #10
Pikachu #10
Holo
The holo Pikachu ranks second in the hub, the set's mascot card and the one most often sent for grading.
Charmander #4
Charmander #4
Holo
The holo Charmander completes the Kanto starter trio with Squirtle and Bulbasaur and sits third in the hub.
Larvitar #18
Larvitar #18
Holo
The holo Larvitar closes the numbering and is the leading Johto card in the hub alongside Chikorita.
Timeline
- : Base Expansion Pack opens the e-Card era in Japan
- : McDonald's Original Minimum Pack promotion begins
- : Promotion ends
Inferred rarity
Full card checklist
No card data is available for this set yet.
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McDonald's Original Minimum Pack FAQ
When did McDonald's Original Minimum Pack come out?
The McDonald's Original Minimum Pack was available in Japanese McDonald's restaurants in 2002, from January 26 to February 24.
How many cards are in McDonald's Original Minimum Pack?
The hub tracks 18 Pokémon cards from the set. With the six basic Energy cards in holo and non holo form, the full set runs to 30 cards.
What are the chase cards in McDonald's Original Minimum Pack?
The holo Squirtle leads, followed by holo Pikachu, Charmander, Slowpoke, Chikorita and Larvitar, then Bulbasaur, Totodile, Marill, Vulpix, Cyndaquil and Mareep.
What is the most expensive card in McDonald's Original Minimum Pack?
The holo Squirtle and the holo Pikachu have led the McDonald's Original Minimum Pack hub. Live values appear on the checklist above when sales exist.
Is there a McDonald's Original Minimum Pack booster box?
No. The packs were only available with Happy Meals, so there was never a booster box. The sealed table above tracks single packs when sales exist.
Do these cards work with the e-Reader?
Yes. The set uses the e-Card design with a dot code strip, so the cards scan with Nintendo's e-Reader like the Base Expansion Pack cards released two months earlier.
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