Hi everyone! I’m heading to Singapore later this year and was wondering if there’s anything Pokemon related I should look out for to add to my collection?
I know there’s the Pokemon Center there in the airport and will definitely be checking that out.
Does anyone have information on the card scene there? I mainly collect English and Simplified Chinese, but open to anything really.
The last time I was in Singapore, I stopped in a number of stores but the one I liked the most was Concept City in the Little India area. They have a pretty good setup with both raw and graded cards as well as packs and other sealed product. I do remember I had to set up a GrabPay account to purchase anything since they wouldn’t accept a credit card (to avoid fees). You could also use cash if you want. I remember they gave me a couple freebies when I checked out as well!
In terms of the Singapore Pokemon Center, they do have some cards but it’s really not that wide of a selection and compared to other Pokemon Centers it is a little small. It is good for generic items and Pokemon Center exclusives, like this plushie that I bought:
Check out the cool signatures they have on the wall too!
Happy hunting!
Oh I love that Pikachu, will probably pick one up haha.
Do you remember language cards were they selling at the store you mentioned?
It is a great little plushie and one of my favorites, other than the other pilot ones I don’t have (but I am a bit of an aviation person so that is to be expected). There is a cute one of an airline stewardess Pikachu as well! I think the newest one looks like this:
For the store, I remember their largest selection was English and Japanese, at the time I don’t remember seeing any Chinese cards but I believe they had some Thai ones. To be honest I would be surprised if you couldn’t find some Chinese cards in Singapore as the country has lots of business and leisure traffic from all of southeast Asia (and really the world in general). It’s worth asking any of the store owners if they know any stores selling Chinese cards (there is also a robust Chinatown that may have packs or other items).
Good luck!
Would second @camrok37 suggestion for Concept City. If you are also looking for simplified Chinese, I do remember seeing them selling Chinese language booster boxes too.
Apart from Concept City, there is also Oxley Grading physical store, one of the more prominent dealers in SG and are located quite centrally near Dhoby Gaut MRT. They have a fair number of graded singles and boxes but just bear in mind more on the higher end in terms of pricing.
More under-the-radar but pretty good card stores are
The other more uniquely Singaporean thing are the Ez-link cards and charms. Not sure if EZ-link are doing any more Pokémon collabs for their travel cards currently but they have Pokémon charms currently listed on their site
