Last year, KFC rolled out a special Pokémon campaign in Japan, complete with Pikachu on the bucket. And this year, the character is coming to KFCs in China.
Redditor Maxtch spotted the above ad at Xujiahui Station in Shanghai. Those who buy one of the meal deals get a collectible Pikachu figurine.
KFC China is giving away Pikachu w/every bucket meal u order dis month…we now know what will be d meals in d #LeoLucas household nowadays pic.twitter.com/UXEtl2RLbU
— Yaoi_Mazter *DESIREtheSeries is coming* (@yaoi_mazter) April 18, 2017
Chinese KFC started to give out pikachu again! I'll be eating Fried chicken these days now. It Can also light up, make sound and move ear pic.twitter.com/MmXrokFOHT
— burntPancake (@zedzeedeedong) April 25, 2017
KFCのpikachu😂 pic.twitter.com/Kh9bRL89aV
— shwyl (@shshwyl) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/855636895010660354
#pikachu #kfc pic.twitter.com/nNgbMlIsES
— ⚡PIKA-ZHI (@pika_zhi) April 23, 2017
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