Shop for Pokémon cards near(ish) SickKids
UPDATE: huge thank you for all the replies. I took the advice in thread and dipped over to 401 games today and got a pair of playable beginner decks. They’re a couple years old but who cares. I bought a few $1 holos and the store threw in a few freebie holos for my kid as well. I’m delighted and it was super easy. Gonna crack em open tomorrow. Thank you everyone. 💚
ORIGINAL POST: Without sharing too much detail, I would like to buy some Pokémon cards somewhat close to SickKids. I am looking for enough basic playing cards to play the game for two people, not collector’s items, although maybe I buy 1 or 2 special cards (are these called slabs now?).
I played Pokémon as a kid when it was 151 but I don’t have the knowledge any more of how many cards of what type I need to play. I have also heard scalpers make it very difficult to get cards sometimes.
So if there’s a local shop you know of that could help me, I’d appreciate recommendations.
Yes I’ve tried searching and just finding it hard to get clarity. I cannot be out of the hospital very long so I can’t afford a miss by going to the wrong place or multiple places. Thank you.