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Pokémon card shops

Pokémon is unusual in carrying three quite different customers at once: players who need singles for a deck, collectors chasing specific art and sets, and parents buying packs for a nine-year-old. A shop that handles all three well has a singles binder or case, sealed product at sensible prices, and somewhere for kids to actually play.

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What to look for in a pokémon shop

Written by us, not supplied by anyone. No shop pays to appear in this section.

A singles case or binder, not just sealed

Sealed-only shops are retail. Singles are where a shop demonstrates it understands the market and where players and set collectors are served.

Sealed priced near retail on in-print product

Current sets should be at or near normal retail. Heavy markups on in-print product usually mean the shop is pricing scarcity that is not there.

League or organised play on the calendar

A shop running league is a shop with a community, which is the thing that actually makes a local shop worth having. Check our events listings.

Somebody who can explain formats to a newcomer

Ask which format the local league plays and whether a starter deck is enough to join. The quality of that answer tells you a lot.

Vintage Pokémon handled carefully

Early sets in sleeves and holders, and honesty about condition. Older Pokémon has a serious counterfeit problem, so a shop should be willing to talk about how it authenticates.

Ask before you buy

  • Do you have singles, and are they sorted by set?
  • When is league, and can a beginner turn up with a preconstructed deck?
  • What is your per-person limit on release day?
  • How do you check older cards for authenticity?

Watch out for

  • Counterfeits are a real and persistent problem in vintage Pokémon and in sealed vintage especially. Sealed old product from an unverifiable source should be treated with suspicion.
  • Steep markups on in-print sealed product during a hype cycle. In-print means more is coming.

Shops tagged Pokémon

Tags come from the shop's own site or an owner claim, never from a competitor's classification.

  1. Pop Vintage & Collectibles

    Closed

    323 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC

    Card shop in Greensboro, North Carolina.

    Vintage · Pokémon · Comics

  2. The Game Store and More

    Closed

    2845 Sugar Hill Road #5, Marion, NC 28752

    Card shop in Marion, North Carolina.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Football

  3. The Gamers Hub

    Closed

    Northwest 39th Expressway, Bethany, OK 73132

    Card shop in Bethany, Oklahoma.

    Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +3 more

  4. Dragon's Hoard

    Closed

    4639 West Market Street #A, Greensboro, NC

    Card shop in Greensboro, North Carolina.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  5. UnboundGames

    Closed

    3440 North Carefree Circle #120, Colorado Springs, CO 80917

    Card shop in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh!

  6. Picante TCG

    Closed

    5002 High Point Road #C, Jamestown, NC 27407

    Card shop in Greensboro, North Carolina.

    Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +3 more

  7. Excelsior Comics and Games

    Closed

    8 Waltham Street, Maynard, MA 01754

    Card shop in Maynard, Massachusetts.

    Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more

  8. Video Game Depot

    Closed

    2610 Spenard Road, Point MacKenzie, AK 99503

    Card shop in Anchorage, Alaska.

    Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Vintage

  9. Mimic's Market

    Closed

    4707 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

    Card shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering

  10. The Clever Kobold

    Closed

    70 Plaza Court, Long Hill, CT 06340

    Card shop in Groton, Connecticut.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  11. Titan Games

    Closed

    723 South Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820

    Card shop in Champaign, Illinois.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana

  12. Knowhere Games & Comics

    Closed

    125 Vallecitos de Oro #J, San Marcos, CA 92069

    Card shop in San Marcos, California.

    Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more

  13. Snakes & Lattes Tucson

    Closed

    988 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85719

    Card shop in Tucson, Arizona.

    Pokémon

  14. Gamescape North

    Closed

    1225 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

    Card shop in San Rafael, California.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  15. Brookhurst Hobbies

    Closed

    12188 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840

    Card shop in Garden Grove, California.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  16. Clubhouse Cards

    Hours unknown

    293 East Telegraph Street #104, Washington, UT 84780

    Card shop in Washington, Utah.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  17. Gamers Grotto

    Closed

    457 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201

    Card shop in Bennington, Vermont.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh!

  18. Desert Rat Games

    Closed

    118 East Florence Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ 85122

    Card shop in Casa Grande, Arizona.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering

  19. Game & Company

    Closed

    239 East Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake, MI 48390

    Card shop in Walled Lake, Michigan.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more

  20. Stadium Cards & Comics

    Closed

    2061 Golfside Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

    Card shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more

  21. Empire Cards

    Closed

    4330 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317

    Card shop in Des Moines, Iowa.

    Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Sports cards · +1 more

  22. Waxxed

    Hours unknown

    2701 Main Street #180, Dallas, TX 75226

    Card shop in Dallas, Texas.

    Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +4 more

  24. The Booster Box Trading Card Games

    Closed

    3877 Holland Road #507, Virginia Beach, VA

    Card shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

    Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more

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