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. CardShopMap currently lists 1153 pokémon card shops across 50 states and 843 cities.

Listed shops: 1153
States: 50
Cities: 843

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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.

Questions to bring to the shop

CardShopMap doesn’t answer these — the shop does. Ask before you buy or sell.

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.

Game & Company
Closed
239 East Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake, MI 48390
Game & Company carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana from East Walled Lake Drive in Walled Lake, Michigan. The listing adds that it runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 10pm. A phone number and an official website at gameandcompany.com are both on the listing. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more
Stadium Cards & Comics
Closed
2061 Golfside Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Stadium Cards & Comics is a card shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on Golfside Road, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, and comics. On the services side, it buys collections, sells cards over the counter, and runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 7pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and stadiumcc.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more
Empire Cards
Closed
4330 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317
Empire Cards is a card shop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Hubbell Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, and grading. On the services side, it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 7pm. empirecards.world is on file as the official website; no phone number is recorded. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Sports cards · +1 more
Waxxed
Hours unknown
2701 Main Street #180, Dallas, TX 75226
Waxxed carries Pokémon, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, grading, and comics from Main Street in Dallas, Texas. The listing adds that it sells cards over the counter. Contact details on file are a phone number and triplecards.com. The record does not yet cover opening hours, so this page does not claim to. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +4 more
Mac’s Heroes and Villains Comics & Collectables
Closed
11500 East Independence Boulevard, Matthews, NC 28105
Mac’s Heroes and Villains Comics & Collectables carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, vintage, and comics from East Independence Boulevard in Matthews, North Carolina. The listing adds that it buys collections. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and macsheroesandvillains.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more
The RetroWormhole
Closed
30 North Central Avenue, Medford, OR 97501
The RetroWormhole is a card shop on North Central Avenue in Medford, Oregon. The category recorded against The RetroWormhole is Pokémon. Vintage and comics also appear on the record. The RetroWormhole also runs an online store. It is listed as open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and retrowormhole.com. The same table shows that Saturday is listed but Sunday is not. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon · Vintage
Union Street Toys
Closed
65 North Madison Avenue #103, Pasadena, CA 91101
Union Street Toys is a card shop trading from North Madison Avenue in Pasadena, California. It is listed under Pokémon and nothing else. It runs an online store. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 5pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and unionstreet.toys. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon
The Booster Box Trading Card Games
Closed
3877 Holland Road #507, Virginia Beach, VA
The Booster Box Trading Card Games is a card shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Holland Road, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, sports cards, and grading. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Opening hours are published for Wednesday to Sunday. theboosterbox.com is on file as the official website; no phone number is recorded. On the same record, it stays open as late as 11pm and both weekend days are listed. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more
Elite Cardboard Gaming
Closed
5832 Fayetteville Road #105, Durham, NC 27713
Elite Cardboard Gaming is a card shop trading from Fayetteville Road in Durham, North Carolina. Elite Cardboard Gaming spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece in trading card games, and sports cards in sports. It runs in-store events. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and elitecardboardgaming.com. The same table shows that it stays open as late as 10pm and both weekend days are listed. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more
Anime Jungle
Closed
319 East 2nd Street #103, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Anime Jungle is a card shop on East 2nd Street in Los Angeles, California. On the trading card game side it lists Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!; on the sports side, baseball. Comics also appears on the record. Anime Jungle also runs an online store. It is listed as open Saturday, 7pm to 9pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at animejungle.net. On the same record, Saturday is listed but Sunday is not. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +2 more
Meeples Games
Closed
3727 California Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA
Meeples Games carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Disney Lorcana from California Avenue Southwest in Seattle, Washington. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 10pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at meeplesgames.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana · +1 more
One Drop Game Shop
Closed
2718 North Amidon Avenue, Wichita, KS 67204
One Drop Game Shop is a card shop trading from North Amidon Avenue in Wichita, Kansas. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. It runs in-store events and runs an online store. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 10pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and onedropgameshop.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more
Pokebox USA
Closed
625 West Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776
Pokebox USA is a card shop in San Gabriel, California, on West Las Tunas Drive, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Published hours are noon to 8pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with Tuesday shown as closed. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at pokeboxusa.com. On the same record, both weekend days are listed. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +2 more
Guild Forge Games
Closed
2804 S.O.M. Center Road, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
Guild Forge Games carries Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering from S.O.M Center Road in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. The listing adds that it runs an online store, and flags itself as beginner-friendly. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and guildforged.com. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering
Safari Pearl
Closed
660 Pullman Road, Moscow, ID 83843
Safari Pearl is a card shop on Pullman Road in Moscow, Idaho. The trading card game on the listing is Pokémon. Comics also appears on the record. Safari Pearl also sells cards over the counter. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 7pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and safaripearl.com. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon
Kobold's Keep
Hours unknown
1188 Victorian Plaza Circle #200, Sparks, NV 89431
Kobold's Keep is a card shop in Sparks, Nevada, on Victorian Plaza Circle, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and grading. On the services side, it runs an online store. koboldskeep.com is on file as the official website; no phone number is recorded. Nothing on file covers opening hours, and the listing does not guess. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +2 more
Azathoth's Emporium
Closed
8573 Huber Lane, Minocqua, WI 54548
Azathoth's Emporium carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and comics from Huber Lane in Minocqua, Wisconsin. The listing adds that it buys collections, runs in-store events, and runs an online store. Published hours are 11am to 4pm, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday. A phone number and an official website at azathothsemporium.com are both on the listing. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Comics
Asgard Games
Closed
3302 South Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX 77098
Asgard Games carries Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering from South Shepherd Drive in Houston, Texas. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 10pm. A phone number and an official website at asgardgames.net are both on the listing. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections, so this page does not claim to. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering
Trainer’s Backpack of Curiosities & Wonders
Closed
1493 Oviedo Mall Boulevard, Oviedo, FL 32765
Trainer’s Backpack of Curiosities & Wonders carries Pokémon from Oviedo Mall Boulevard in Oviedo, Florida. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and trainersbackpack.com. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections, so this page does not claim to. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon
Hidden Gemz
Closed
224 Front Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104
Hidden Gemz carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, and vintage from Front Street in Castle Rock, Colorado. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. A phone number and an official website at hiddengemz.com are both on the listing. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections, so this page does not claim to. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana · +1 more
Mighty Meeple
Closed
8440 Pit Stop Court #180, Concord, NC 28027
Mighty Meeple is a card shop trading from Pit Stop Court in Concord, North Carolina. Categories recorded against Mighty Meeple are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Grading also appears on the record. It runs in-store events and runs an online store. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 11pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at mightymeeple.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +2 more
OTR Gaming
Closed
817 South Railroad Avenue, Opelika, AL 36801
OTR Gaming carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Disney Lorcana from South Railroad Avenue in Opelika, Alabama. The listing adds that it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at offtherailsgaming.com. On the same record, it stays open as late as 10pm and both weekend days are listed. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana
TrueBizy
Closed
610 Main Street #B, Oregon City, OR 97045
TrueBizy is a card shop trading from Main Street in Oregon City, Oregon. Pokémon is the only category recorded against it. It buys collections. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at truebizy.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon
Top of the Line Games
Closed
736 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, OR 97232
Top of the Line Games is a card shop trading from Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. It is listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece. Vintage also appears on the record. It runs an online store. It is listed as open every day, 11am to 8pm. A phone number and an official website at totlgames.com are both on the listing. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +2 more