I love this concept for a Pokémon store! Such a cute space and it's so aesthetic inside too. The best part is the pack bar, where you can see all of their packs laid out and basically order like you're ordering drinks off a menu. It's such a fun setup. I will say don't expect to get anything near retail price on packs -- you're obviously paying market price here -- but if you have some money to spend and just want to test your luck, this is such a fun place to do it. I also bought a promo Snorlax card and they sold it to me literally at market price, so I was super happy about that too. No crazy markup! The staff is super nice as well. The guy who helped me out even recommended a few packs, and I ended up pulling an SIR Squirtle out of Scarlet and Violet! I think it's one of the top chase cards, so I left the store on such a high. Highly recommend if you're into Pokémon at all! read more

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Best way to describe this is like going to a bar to grab some pokemon cards to rip. They're pretty helpful as far as explaining how everything works for the pack bar which is pretty simple. Select the packs you want and they'll get you those packs. What is pretty cool too is they give you a few sleeves and top loaders incase you get any hits, which we didn't. Some of the packs are kind of decently priced, but the thing that sucks for me is that the packs were priced pretty higher than market price. If the prices were a little cheaper then I feel like it would make this place a little more enjoyable. If you're expecting to rip some of the newer stuff, you can get a decent deal but anything older is way more expensive. Overall this was fun to come to as this aesthetic isn't something you come across too often. Definitely worth a trip even if you don't plan to buy anything. But I'm pretty sure you'll buy a pack or two. read more

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I used to like coming here, but lately I just don't. The energy is gone, it feels like they want you to leave now, and even the trade-in's are a mess at this point. And worst of all, the people working there have been discriminating against me and have been rude and disrespectful to me. They seem to always want to enforce the rules against me and be harsh on my trades and the interactions they have with me. But for everyone else it's all smiles and they can bring in way more than 12 cards without an appointment. Clear and blatant racism in my opinion. Because there are not many folks that look like myself that come into their shop. This will definitely be the last time they see me because I don't support businesses that don't appreciate customers of all types. read more

Cool little gem for all Pokemon fans. What a unique experience. They have a lot of cool things in there including a pack bar where you can buy packs like the way you order drinks. Loved that they had $1-$3 binders so people don't have to spend so much on actual packs. Def returning. read more

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Great store with wide selection of Pokemon products and packs of different sets and generations. However pretty or nice the store and the staff are, you must purchase with CAUTION. Not only is the price of the individual packs high (destined rivals costing about $15 after tax, or $20 for a prismatic evolutions.), but they keep it a mystery as to where they receive their product, thus resulting in them reselling fake cards, (I've seen it more with their Japanese and Chinese products), as I have posted here which was from a Chinese 151. They also purchase single packs themselves, and they risk the chance of buying a resealed vintage pack to which they have on display to then sell to you. I am terrified to rip open any of my booster boxes purchased at this location as they may possibly be fake, costing me thousands of dollars overall, to which I cannot return to them or receive a refund since the purchased product has already left the store. read more

The Trainer Court - Chinese 151 holo dragonite. Foil peeled off the cardboard indicating it is fake as the art was not inked onto the card. - Tabletop Games Near Me - New York, New York

Stopped by at their new location to go to their workshop hosted by Alcremie. This event was to make friendship bracelets and i think mine came out cute. The place was packed with people and it was fun to talk with fellow pokemon fans. After i went to the pack bar and ripped a pack which was fun but i didnt get anything out of it. read more

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Such a beautiful and wonderful piece of work done here! This gave me so much joy and walk down memory lane with all the older Pokemon that was there! Definitely will be back to purchase more because why not it's awesome! read more

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One of the best things I did during my short trip to New York, and honestly, even better than the Nintendo NYC store!! The shop itself is on the smaller side, but there's so much to look at if you're a Pokémon fan. The Merch Alley was especially adorable, featuring Pokecourt signature items you can only find here. Tons of gacha options and an impressive selection of trading cards as well. The staff was attentive and all friendly, answering questions from customers with ease. One of the coolest concepts is the bar where you can order card packs like you're ordering drinks. I didn't personally partake, but everyone who did sounded like they were having a great time. Please do note that as other reviewers have noted, the prices reflect the area of sale (see: new york lol), so purchase packs with this in mind. There are also a few small tables at the very front where you can sit and rest, which I really appreciated after shopping. 100% recommended and a must-see for Pokémon fans, can't wait to come back next time! read more

We came in here to check out the new location. It was crowded and fun seeing what they had for sale. The line were long but the people were nice and engaging. Things sold quickly. This is definitely a good place for Pokémon fans. read more

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This store was immaculate! It was so organized and clean. The concept of a "pack bar" was so cute! Also loved that they had other pokemon merch. Story time: I just started collecting four months ago and had this NY trip planned (we're from CA) and was waiting, and was ready, to buy the Pokemon GO Mewtwo here. To our sadness, they did not have one for sale. Decided to gamble and bought a Pokemon GO expansion pack and what do ya know!?! WE PULLED A MEWTWO!!! It was surreal. And amazing. For that reason, which may or may not be a great business reason but whatever, they were awesome and we loved the shop overall, we are rating a 5 star!!!! Lolol thanks Jeff for your patience and for your efficiency as there were a good amount of customers and you managed to help everyone in a timely manner! And celebrated with us as we pulled our Mewtwo!!! read more

Pros: old out-of-print packs, wide variety of singles and merch, "pack bar" concept Cons: EVERYTHING is over market price. You will have better luck finding packs or singles from the worst scalper on Facebook marketplace than this place. One example would be today when one of the employees refused to sell a $65 card for less than their $80 marked price despite TCGplayer market price, last sold, and lowest listings all showing $60-$65. His reasoning? "I like magikarp and we just got it, sorry can't do lower." They're also not great at negotiating. Never have issues accommodating newer pricing with other card stores. They also will tax everything whereas other stores allow Venmo/Zelle payments. Lots of bottle necks as well. Four employees in the store but only one is trusted to check people out and entertain trades. Very influencer heavy. We waited 10 mins to be treated at the cashier because all the employees were watching some dudes rip packs on their stream. Cool place to visit but I wouldn't recommend making this place your staple LCS. Make sure to look up your card/pack prices online because they sure as hell charge more than scalpers read more

I like this place the only thing missing is video games! The staff are friendly. I went to the Pokemon day event here yesterday and scored a piplup from Japan. I'm kind of mad it's a TikTok spot now but that comes with the fame. The space is wide a wide selection of cards and plushies. Reminds me of what I used to think a pokemon center would look like. Just a place to chill read more

Really fun and good concept but not well thought out. It's a really cute shop but it is extremely small inside. There's a lot of foot traffic that makes the place way too crowded to even walk around and look at their inventory. Everyone was crowded at the back looking the cards. They should probably limit the amount of shoppers in the store at a time. They had some really cute trinkets at the front, including stickers and pins. I ended up buying 2 pins. I'm not an avid collector, but I've heard from others that most of the cards in the store are heavily inflated compared to market value. read more

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Great shop, lots of inventory with decent prices and friendly staff. However could use a few more places to sit.

As far as local game stores go, this is a pretty decent place. Prices vary wildly, so if you spend enough time here you may find something worthwhile. The pack bar concept is neat. Obviously you are paying for a markup here, but if you are fully aware of that going in, then there's no reason to not have a good time, especially when going with some friends. read more

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Had an extremely bad experience with a manager from their store, Miguel Vasquez. He asked about a card of mine, I wasn't sure about his questions & was confused. He wound up saying I was hostile & I'm not sure why. At that point, I ended the conversation & even said my apologies, take care as I was totally confused & didn't want to make things worse. He then posted on my public post bashing me. I don't participate in drama but, had to address this....... read more

# Overall: A cozy card shop to check out if in the area and if they have something special going on. # Ambiance The overall feel of the establishment feels a little like a storage room. Cards and product are displayed throughout the store, but the space inside was definitely a little cramped, especially when visiting during the winter because of everybody's coats. # Experience Entering The Poke Court is a little more unconventional as you need to check in with security. I was able to get one of the limited time red envelopes with a booster pack inside, a fun little experience. As somebody new to the hobby, its cool to see so many expansion packs in store. read more

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Absolutely ridiculous prices. Were charging 3x the retail price for simple items. I've seen less greedy scalpers. Price increases weekly.

They hid price tags on boxes, said it was 80, then tried to sell it for a 100 because of "market". Sure, market, blah blah, but they are pricing more than 10x on many items, meanwhile they have plenty of stock. No wonder people rob stores these days. Meanwhile a different store in nyc won't sell for nearly as bad, "market" my fucking ass. Stores like this ruin today's generation of childhood for young kids. read more

I wanted to love this place. The new location is very pretty and well organized, with plenty of products. But the problem is the pricing. Minus two items I found at market price after an hour of searching, the items in this store are above market value by huge amounts. 10 dollar singles are selling for 25, packs of cards that even scalpers only charge around $12 for selling for $18, 30 dollar premium collections selling for $60. You're genuinely better off buying from the very worst TikTok scalper than going here. Shops get these packs from distributors at a fraction of the cost that even scalpers charge, even lower than MSRP, and yet this place is charging 2-5x as much as that. On top of that, the staff is rude and only cares about influencers. The scummiest thing they did was invite influencers to their new shop before the grand opening and had them show a menu of card packs they would be selling where the prices were actually fair just to trick those creators' viewers into coming in just to see the prices 300% higher. I feel so sorry for kids getting into this hobby right now when shops like this are some of their only options in person. If they ever decide to actually treat those in this hobby correctly I'd be their biggest customer but as it stands I'll be steering clear of the scam they're running. read more

Prices of product in the cases exceeded $75+ over market price and last sold items. When asking employees how pricing works or to double check, they took the product and never came back to me with it. Multiple customers complaining about validity of faulty gimmicks ("rigged" claw machine). Totally fallen apart since my first visit. read more

Too many cards are wayyyy over priced! lovely shop and amazing community but seeing a latias on the market for 69 and they're pricing it at 129.99 is ridiculous. pikachu on market for 50 and priced at 120 is really bad regardless of inflation. would not recommend if in to buying singles stay far away! One man said it was 30% above market at Pokecourt but I see way too many off priced cards read more

The environment was very good in the new store. There was a good amount of singles including graded cards at all price ranges. From 1$ cards to 3000$ cards, they had it all. The selection of sealed product was also good with many vintage and modern sets. Prices were slightly above market in most cases but they were not egregious and makes sense considering the NYC expenses and constantly changing market. The pack bar is really innovative and the people attending it were very nice and helpful. A lot of packs at the pack bar were out of stock but this is probably because the store just opened. Overall, very nice experience and probably the best card store in manhattan. read more

With the prices and general culture and attitude here, it's like you gave a nice location to a bunch of Whatnot/Tiktok scalpers. Packs were resealed as well, with code cards in the wrong place and the wrong number of cards and even a prismatic evolutions card ending up in a temporal forces pack. would recommend steering clear of this place. A good concept ruined by rude employees and prices that should frankly be illegal. read more

Where to start with this place... I'd honestly give it a 2.5/5 if I could, but 3 doesn't seem terrible. The reason I'm bringing up these points is because I genuinely want this place to succeed and get better! It's a cute little shop, and really hope they can thrive and turn it into the best place in the city for Pokemon cards! Space: It's pretty tiny. Being located in a shared office space seems to create its own set of issues. I overheard someone in the elevator complaining about the store and its customers, so it seems like there's a lot of foot traffic that might be frustrating to the people who work in the building. Staff: The staff is often distracted, uninterested, and borderline rude. Maybe some of them are new to retail, but it feels like there's a lack of effort to provide good service. I'm not expecting top-tier customer service, but a little more attention to what's going on around them would make a big difference. Priorities: The pop-up event last summer was decent, but they ran out of stock way too quickly. I had a few things I wanted to grab, but they were sold out. Fine, it happens. But then, I walk downstairs and see a streamer opening a ton of packs of the exact product I was looking for. I get it, he was part of the event, but maybe save some products for the customers who are there to buy. Hours: The hours are pretty wild. They're only open Monday through Friday, during typical working hours (nothing earlier/later), which makes it hard for a lot of people to visit with "normal" jobs. I understand rent is expensive in NYC, but they're definitely missing out on potential business by not being open later during the weekdays or by being open on weekends. Bleeker St Trading is just down the road and open on weekends, seems like a missed opportunity. Prices: The prices are frustrating. I get that NYC rent is high and stock is limited, but it feels like the customer is bearing the brunt of it. I'm not too familiar with their slabbed/singles prices, but the packs are priced egregiously high. Luck vs Re-sealed Packs: With all the complaints I see about re-sealed or opened packs (and I can see how that could happen), I honestly haven't checked the packs before opening them myself, but I will from now on. I've bought a lot over the past year, and I honestly haven't had any luck with pulls/ hits. Could just be my bad luck, but it's strange considering how much I've bought which makes me think there might be some truth to, especially seeing as people have commented on it. But again, could be down to bad luck with hits. I've had better luck buying packs elsewhere, like at BestBuy. I know this sounds like a lot of complaints, but I really hope this place can improve. There's competition all around the city, and with some changes, they could definitely do better. Good luck! read more

I just ordered with them. And personally im so excited to open them with my daughter. I never opened any fosils, or even team rocket packs, i know these mystery packs are gamble, but even a little chance is giving my daughter and i a big smile. So for that it self of having that mystery. Thank you read more

Went there today looked amazing from the inside the staff seems chill but we bought some packs and we didn't noticed that they were re-sealed until we left kinda disappointed , was looking foward towards them but it was a let down read more

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I've heard really good reviews of this store so it's so disappointing to have been sold re-sealed packs :(

This store has it all from graded cards, to booster packs, and singles, and anything else Pokemon that you could think of. This is probably the best place to go if you're looking for anything Pokemon. read more

The place was a great vibe, staff was nice and the singles were amazing. There was a great selection of singles and packs. I went there about a week ago and got myself 4 singles! I also bought a few packs but was upset to find out that I was sold resealed packs. read more

PokeCourt does have an unbeatable selection of Pokemon cards and packs ranging from Vintage to Modern. They also have a good range of singles. Some of the booster packs and boxes seem marked up by 5-10%. They do offer discounts on certain selections and buy one get one free promotion on both vintage and modern PSA and CGC slabs. I would come back again but I would do my research before purchasing certain products! read more

UNBEATABLE selection, friendly staff, and super trustworthy. No other shop in NYC has this type of sealed/singles selection..

My boyfriend and I were visiting NYC from California last week, so we decided to stop by The Poke Court. This is one of the coolest Pokemon shops we've been to (and we've been to a lot!). It's not very big but the staff was super knowledgeable and had one of the best selections I have EVER seen of Pokemon cards: binders galore (and ORGANIZED binders, iyknk) including a vintage set, e-reader set, and even a Mew, Pikachu, Charizard binder, which was nuts 'cuz those three are my boyfriend's favorite cards. There was also a Whatnot stream going on which was really cool! The shop is located right in Chelsea Market which is awesome. We picked up a few singles and although the store was about to close the staff was really friendly and chill about it. Strongly recommend you stop in, and we will absolutely be back! Prices were good too! read more