Background On Shop: Originally, Pokebox started in Australia (2000). In July 2024, they decided to open their first shop in the US, called Pokebox USA. Background On Visit: I attended my first card show last month and decided that I wanted to relive my childhood again. This time around I made up my mind that I'm just collecting. Not playing. Sure wish I took care of my 1999 Jungle and Fossil cards. A lot of those cards are worth a lot of money today. Restroom: Restroom is available Credit Cards: They're accepted, but they'll charge tax if you use them. You'll be able to bypass the tax fee if you pay in cash. Shop Offerings: Shop sells a wide range of trading cards: Pokemon, MTG, Lorcana, Riftbound, Grand Archive, and One Piece. They also buy and trade cards. They also host tournaments. Just go on to their website to see the days and times that they are having them. Website: https://www.pokeboxusa.com/pages/play-events Pricing: Pricing is fair. They base their prices off of TCGPlayer. Location/Parking: Located on Las Tunas Blvd. between Sycamore Dr and Franklin Ave.. Parking can be found along Las Tunas Dr. or in neighboring streets. Ambiance/Decor: Your typical card shop feel with long tables to play with other people or to look at cards in the binders. Service: Service is good. Staffers and owner are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about their products that they sell. Pokebox USA For Thought: Overall, my experience is a good one. I've bought and sold my cards, and would love to patronize the shop again. read more

This is a great card store with a diverse Magic card selection. The owner is incredibly welcoming and the staff is super nice. This is a great local place to come play a few games with your friends or play a few games with new faces. My husband loves coming here with his friends. Special shoutout Aaron for being so nice and helpful. Will definitely be back soon! read more

Super cute shop dog! Love that they also support the community as well. If you purchase something the day off, you get a discount, same day at a local boba place within walking distance. There's a couch to lounge on, tables for game nights or casuals, and you can also draw some art of your own OC card too. Not only do they have trading cards here (Magic the Gathering, Poke'mon, Lorcana, One Piece TCG, and Grand Archive). No YGO though, but probably for the best (IFYKY). On top of single cards, booster packs, and booster boxes, you can get card accessories like sleeves, storage books and boxes, playmats, etc. They also have some plushies and anime figures as well, ranging from prize figures to some nicer ones. Staff was super friendly and welcoming and my friend got some of the Avatar the Last Air Bender MTG cards and was able to do some good pulls. Prices were fair and we had a good time. I don't think I'm going to dip back into the TCG world, but if you're part of the community, this is a great stop. read more

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I was there for about 5 to 10 minutes waiting for someone to ask me if I need help. I feel like they were avoiding me from some odd reason or it could be because the way I look. Sucks that I have to leave this review. One of the guys got done helping somebody and when it was my turn, he left just ignore me and went straight to his computer. I was born in raising San Gabriel and this has never happened to me before. read more

Walked in looking to sell. He took a glimpse of my Pokémon cards and said, "sorry these are a little beat up." I guess he just wasn't interested and could've just told me that haha. I know more than to bring in beat up cards. Not ever coming back, stay away! read more

Interesting card shop, variety of card games and plenty of room for free play. A little disorganized, a lot of random cards all over the place of different genres. Prices are good on single and packs. The cashier, Phil, was great. Very attentive and welcoming. read more

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Straight to the point helpful staff If I'm in town I'll be back ... plenty selection can't go wrong read more

First impression is really casual and staff are friendly. A lot of street parking in front. The card selections are mainly pokemon trading cards, magic the gathering, lorcana, one piece, Japanese tag, and the prices on the cards are reasonable. They host tournaments and it's free to play inside if you chose to bring your own games. They have an IG page where the tournaments are posted. You can see an adorable puppy while you are here! It's a cute little place with air conditioning. read more

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A new and recent TCG store to San Gabriel. The inside is pretty spacey and although they're building their collection, they have a wide variety of different TCGs. And their music selection is fire. The staff is friendly and she was able to help me out. Cards are decently priced as well! read more

Good selection of Pokémon products. Great prices. They buy, sell, trade cards. Will return.

I had a pretty good experience shopping here. The person who helped me was patient and took the time to make some suggestions when I asked for recommendations. He seemed attentive and friendly. They also have a Discord community which is decently active for all the TCGs they are focused on, from Pokemon, to MTG, Lorcana, One Piece and so on. read more

Customer service was non-existent. Walked in and saw two people who were having their own conversation. That's cool I thought. Maybe they'll check in. A few minutes pass by. No acknowledgement whatsoever.... I just left. I try very hard to keep money in the neighborhood by supporting local businesses, but situations like this make me just resort to online marketplaces. read more

Agree with a previous review. Customer service is non-existent here. Husband walked in and the employees behind the counter were having a personal conversation. No acknowledgement whatsoever. Will not return and do not recommend. read more

Came in today to ask about Pokemon ETBs and received a warm welcome by the staff and doggy. Pricing is lower than most shops around the area. Will be frequently visiting! read more

Found myself in the area, waiting for a dinner This is a new shop with plenty of space and friendly service. Walking in and turning directly to the right there is a huge Gear 5 Luffy from the One Piece card game that is absolutely amazing. Found out later that the lady behind the counter did it herself, so impressed. Even though I was just looking to kill some time and support a small business, I was looking for some playable cards and found a cool little area of what I would call value-bulk. Spent some time thumbing through and got what I needed. Overall, this place is a gem. Parked right in front of the store without a problem. Wish it was closer to me but if I am in the area I would surely stop in. read more

Great location with good owners. Super kind and fair, would definitely recommend to any collectors!

Ordered online and upon receiving, the USPS box it came in was damaged and both ends of the USPS box where you can open it, were not sealed/taped. The part with the glue on the box was the only thing taped securely. One end you can tell it was forced open, and upon inspecting the package contents, no products (18 of them) I purchased were in there. Only some packing paper and a sleeved collection of random cards stuck to the inside of the box. Very sad and upset as these were to be Christmas gifts to my family. Not sure what to do at this point, other than inform others that they do not package your order correctly, which can result in an easy opportunity for theft such as this. read more

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Pokebox has one of the most welcoming and positive communities, no matter what TCG game you play. The staff is very helpful and friendly. There's a reason players come here for their weekly tournaments. I've made lots of friends from simply attending their events/tournaments. It's always worth checking out their stock to see whatever new cards/merch they get in store. I'd say if you've never been before come check it out for yourself, one of the best TCG shops in the 626 area :) (also you can meet Pokebox's local celebrity, Mr. Pickels) read more

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It's currently 12:25pm on Jan 7th and I got here 12:10 and they are not open I called multiple times but no answer there is another person waiting here too in there car, if your not gonna be open at the time you say you are change your hours had heard good things about the store but this is a joke, I drove over 30 miles to come check this place out and yet I won't get too it's hard to spend money at a place that you can't go because they have incorrect hours read more

Been a regular of PokeBox since April of this year. The service is warm, welcoming, and staff is always there to help or answer any questions about the variety of products they have. From Pokemon, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, and more there is always something to shop. (With tournament hosting 6 days of the week.) Just give them a call for attention if they're in the back, in the middle of Magic with friends, or if the store isn't overcrowded and busy with an active tournament. Pokémon is by far their largest player base, and its ever growing community creates returning players, and new regulars. Only downside so far for the store is the frequency of Out of Stock for Pokémon packs as limits on customers should be placed. They do however, have other sealed Pokémon products in stock. Also say hello to Mr. Pickles when you stop by. read more

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Ordered from company. Received invoice in box with correct items listed on invoice. But items were not in box. Instead received a mani / pedi oil. Instead of helping me, refused refund l, refused to resend. Simply said they didn't do that. Yet I have pictures of box with their address, their invoice. Had to dispute charge with credit card. Horrible, horrible customer service. read more

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I was around the area and I wanted to stop by and check the shop out but when I arrived it wasn't open and it was past 12 pm. Sadly I was around there so for it not to open on time it was very disappointing. read more

Played some Lorcana here this last week. Great and friendly owner/staff. Awesome pirzing. Good community. I really enjoy this overall vibe a lot!! read more

Walked in on a random Wednesday night with my two young boys and were warmly greeted by a kind staff person who realized it was our first trip to the store and he gave both of them a little goodie bag of little Pokemon stuff. My boys had a great time looking through the pokemon cards and did not feel rushed at all. There were some other customers playing a board game and the vibes seemed really friendly and chill. Seemed like a friendly diverse bunch. The store was clean, parking was easy and my kids had a fun time buying some pokemon cards with their hard earned chore money. I hope this place sticks around when they're older and can play some of the other board games. read more

I am new to collecting Pokemon cards and have been visiting local card shops to grow my collection. I have visited large and small shops just to poke around. This shop may be small but it is packed with a cool collection from singles to sealed products. I picked up a handful of singles and even a pack to ease my ripping shakes. I highly recommend you stop by this shop if you are looking for cards for Pokemon, Lorcana, and Magic! (just some of the stuff i spotted in the shop) Cool vibes and super helpful and knowledgeable staff! read more

Thank you to the knowledgeable and welcoming staff! Best selection of new Pokémon trading cards in the area, both single packs and sets.

I just want to notify guests that the shop is not open at 12 like it says on the website. We been here twice and both times are past 1230pm. Both times people are passing by seeing the time while walking thinking they are early but no. So don't come on time or at least for an hr. read more

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The owners are amazing, great customer service if there's ever an issue, always authentic products!

Super friendly staff. Not a huge MTG selection but I think Pokémon and others games are more of their focus and it seemed like they have a ton of those kinda cards. I was still able to find a handful of cards I was looking for and they go by market price so I appreciated that. read more

Overall, this store has a decent selection of cards from a variety of games. However as other reviewers have said before, this store opens extremely late past 12; the owner seems to be very late in opening their store. Highly recommended to come by around 1:30 - 2 pm to avoid possible disappointment as of 5/14/25. Frustrating. I'm getting the vibe that the owner is losing interest in running this store. read more

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and a wide selection of singles for MTG and Pokemon. They always seem to have the latest products and are open late almost every time I visit. Would recommend! read more

if I could leave 0 star I would but I cant sadly, am rating this. 0 stars because the pokemon store trading system is just not it. I went there with my brother and sister and we were trading with them. We had ungraded cards that was over 1000 dollars but they gave us 12 and 40 bucks. But, they had a ungraded card that's bent and damage thats ungraded and that costs 300 ish dollars so why not give us that price for that card the service their was pretty good but the guy at the front was speaking rude to my brother and since my brother did the math we were losing a lot like a lot of money and he said he wanted more but just raised it by 4 bucks like are you dead serious so of course said no. read more

I ordered from them online and bought just two booster packs of Gem pack volume two. A fedex worker opened and stole my packs. The company sent me two full booster boxes as well as some free cheap cards. From the booster box i ended up pulled the umbreon SIR. 10/10 experience. Will buy from them again. read more

I've been going here for a while to buy pokemon products and play the tcg. The staff service is always so friendly and helpful when it comes to buying product for collecting or playing. Everyone that comes in are always helpful and supportive to new tcg players. read more

Great tcg store. The owner andy and that girl are very helpful. My kids love playing there. Great customer service and prices are reasonable. read more

Store owner got aggressive with multiple players in the shop because of an ego trip. Super unfun experience, I've been a few times but after one conversation with the owner I don't think I'm going back. He also changed the rules to benefit their weekly local players and told anyone who disagreed with him to not come back. Okay, I won't! read more

Honestly I wouldn't leave a one star for anything but this was one of the worst places I've been. Super unprofessional. If you want to come here and buy or trade don't come here. I came here to see if they would be down to trade or buy off me and it took them a while to look through my binder. After they were done they offered me 40 bucks for basically my whole binder. In front of them I did all the math and already knew they were just low balling me because all the cards ungraded (not including some) cost $129.41 but they offered 60% which I was fine with but the math wasn't mathing. They offered 40 bucks with some pretty big hits doesn't make sense. They were buying 27 cards some I haven't included in the price yet, most being full art cards and some really good hits all for 40 bucks? If it were really 60% it would've been $77.64. Yeah no, if you want to buy from here I would suggest this store since they have a vary of options, BUT, if you want to trade or sell do not come here otherwise they will try to scam you. read more

If I could leave a 0 star I would. This place is never open on time, I don't think there's been a time where I've arrived at 12 and the place has been open at 12. What's the point of setting your hours to a specific opening time if you can't ever open at that time, it's very unprofessional. I came today and wasn't helped until 12:40 ish by someone who works there saying that they wouldn't be open until another hour because the opener was running late (again) as she always does, because she's late every single day. hire some people that can show up on time. read more

Appreciate the service that Andrew provided. He has previous experience in running shops in Australia, and this is his first store in the US. Has plenty of Pokemon selection, and offers great value with cash. He also has some other TCGs including Lorcana and Magic/MtG. Offers tables for playing. Great vibes. I also appreciate that he has the card prices labeled on his Pokemon singles, too. read more

AWESOME SHOP! The store hosts lots of TCG events from Magic to Pokemon! The store holds a good amount of products as well! (Keep in mind that prices vary, especially pokemon due to the booming popularity of the hobby whether you're a regular collector or player) The staff is amazing and will help you with your TCG needs! Not only that but as a pokemon player, they cater to their regulars that just keeps me coming back! They build great relationships with their frequent players and local TCG community! An added bonus is that you get perks for just showing up and playing in their events, like being able to grab new TCG products for MSRP, and being able to RSVP premiere events. The judges they have in events are the best I've seen! They've built such a welcoming community and have brought people together. Never would I thought I would meet such great friends in the hobby through this store! Love the staff and the environment they provide for us local players! They never fail to give us a fun time every time! read more