The promotion was slated to run for three days, but ended less than 24 hours after its launch. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Happy Meals cost slightly more than 500 yen (S$4.35) per set, with an order limit of five meals per person during the Pokemon promotion.

However, this did not appear to deter some buyers, who reportedly circumvented the limit by using multiple mobile accounts to place orders.

The cards have been put up for sale on e-commerce platforms for several times the price of the meal.