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.

RIW Hobbies & Games
Closed
29571 5 Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
RIW Hobbies & Games is a card shop in Livonia, Michigan, on 5 Mile Road, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and baseball. On the services side, it runs in-store events. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at riwhobbies.com. Also on the hours record: it stays open as late as 9pm 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 · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +3 more
Dreamers Vault Games
Closed
4701 Hiawatha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Dreamers Vault Games is a card shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Hiawatha Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and comics. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 10pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and dreamersgames.com. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections, and the listing does not guess. 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 · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +1 more
Tower Games
Closed
3920 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Tower Games is a card shop trading from Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. It buys collections. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 9pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at towergamesmn.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
Dreamer's Vault Games
Closed
207 13th Avenue South, South St. Paul, MN 55075
Dreamer's Vault Games is a card shop trading from 13th Avenue South in South St Paul, Minnesota. Categories recorded against Dreamer's Vault Games are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Comics also appears on the record. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 10pm. A phone number and an official website at dreamersvault.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! · +1 more
Dreamers Vault Games
Closed
11591 Theatre Drive North, Champlin, MN 55316
Dreamers Vault Games is a card shop on Theatre Drive North in Champlin, Minnesota. Categories recorded against Dreamers Vault Games are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Comics also appears on the record. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 10pm. A phone number and an official website at dreamersvault.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! · +1 more
Collectors Corner NW
Closed
661 120th Avenue Northeast #13B, Bellevue, WA
Collectors Corner NW is a card shop trading from 120th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue, Washington. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece, and the sports categories are sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage and grading also appear on the record. It buys collections and handles grading submissions. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 6pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and collectorscornernw.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 · +6 more
Token
Closed
133 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
Token is a card shop in Edgewater, Maryland, on Mitchells Chance Road, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Disney Lorcana. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 11pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at tokenmtg.com. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections, 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 · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +1 more
Pink Gorilla
Closed
613 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Pink Gorilla carries Pokémon from East Pike Street in Seattle, Washington. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and pinkgorillagames.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
Game Den
Closed
719 North Main Street, Layton, UT 84041
Game Den is a card shop in Layton, Utah, on North Main Street, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. On the services side, it runs an online store. Published hours are 2pm to 9pm, Monday to Saturday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at gameden.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 · Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Game Corner
Closed
41 N Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
The Game Corner is a card shop in Cedar City, Utah, on North Main Street, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, and grading. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and thegamecornergames.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 · Disney Lorcana · +1 more
Boardwalk
Closed
1175 Woods Crossing Road #6, Greenville, SC 29607
Boardwalk is a card shop in Greenville, South Carolina, on Woods Crossing Road, listed for Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. On the services side, it runs an online store. 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 boardwalk-greenville.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
Hex & Co.
Closed
801 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Hex & Co. is a card shop on Broadway in New York, New York. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Disney Lorcana. Hex & Co. also runs in-store events. The hours on file run 10am to 11pm every day of the week. A phone number and an official website at hexnyc.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.
Magic: The Gathering · Pokémon · Disney Lorcana
Mox Boarding House
Closed
13310 Bellevue-Redmond Road, Bellevue, WA 98005
Mox Boarding House is a card shop trading from Bellevue-Redmond Road in Bellevue, Washington. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece. It runs in-store events. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 11pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and moxboardinghouse.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 · One Piece
Shuffle and Cut Games
Closed
2121 E Lambert rd #305, La Habra, CA 90631
Shuffle and Cut Games is a card shop on East Lambert Road in La Habra, California. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Shuffle and Cut Games also runs in-store events and runs an online store. It is listed as open Monday, noon to 8pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at retail.shuffleandcut.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 · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +2 more
Level Up Games
Hours unknown
1004 Diffley Road, Eagan, MN
Level Up Games is a card shop trading from Diffley Road in Eagan, Minnesota. Pokémon is the only category recorded against it. It runs an online store. A phone number and an official website at levelupgamesmn.com are both on the listing. Still missing from the record: opening hours. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon
Black Dragon Games
Closed
756 Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Black Dragon Games carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana from Falls Avenue in Twin Falls, Idaho. Published hours are 10am to 11pm, seven days a week. A phone number and an official website at blackdragongames.net are both on the listing. 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 · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +2 more
Deal Me In Games
Closed
127 East Philadelphia Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512
Deal Me In Games is a card shop trading from East Philadelphia Avenue in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Categories recorded against Deal Me In Games are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. It runs in-store events. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. A phone number and an official website at dealmeingames.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
Bitfrost
Closed
121 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Bitfrost carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece from East 27th Street in New York, New York. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Published hours run seven days a week: 2pm to 11pm Monday to Friday, and noon to 6pm at weekends. Contact details on file are a phone number and bifrostgamesnyc.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 · One Piece
Infinite Comics & Cards
Closed
2440 East Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD 21015
Infinite Comics & Cards is a card shop in Bel Air, Maryland, on East Churchville Road, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, sports cards, grading, and comics. On the services side, it buys collections and runs an online store, and flags itself as beginner-friendly. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. A phone number and an official website at infinitecomicsandcards.com are both on the listing. 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 · +4 more
Bel Air Sports Cards
Closed
1401 Conowingo Road #C, Bel Air, MD 21014
Bel Air Sports Cards is a card shop trading from Conowingo Road in Bel Air, Maryland. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, and the sports categories are sports cards. Vintage also appears on the record. It buys collections and runs an online store. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. Contact details on file are a phone number and belairsportscards.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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +1 more
Gaming Generations
Closed
9348 WI-16 #104, Onalaska, WI 54650
Gaming Generations is a card shop on WI-16 in Onalaska, Wisconsin. It is listed under Pokémon and nothing else. Gaming Generations also runs in-store events. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 8pm. A phone number and an official website at gaminggenerations.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
Games of Berkeley
Closed
2510 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
Games of Berkeley is a card shop on Durant Avenue in Berkeley, California. Categories recorded against Games of Berkeley are Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 9pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at gamesofberkeley.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Magic: The Gathering · Pokémon
Endless Comics, Games & Cards
Closed
440 Rue Saint Francois #A, Florissant, MO 63031
Endless Comics, Games & Cards carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, grading, and comics from Rue Saint Francois in Florissant, Missouri. The listing adds that it sells cards over the counter. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. A phone number and an official website at endlesscgc.com are both on the listing. 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 · +2 more
Player 1 Services
Closed
4000 Howard Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
Player 1 Services is a card shop trading from Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland. The category recorded against Player 1 Services is Pokémon. Vintage, grading, and comics also appear on the record. The hours on file cover Monday to Saturday. A phone number and an official website at playeroneservices.com are both on the listing. Still missing from the record: whether it buys collections. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Grading · Vintage · +1 more