Piland's Cards & Games

Downtown Chico's mega-shop with 1.5 million cards on hand, spanning Pokemon, One Piece, vintage sports cards, and retro game cartridges.

Piland's Cards & Games bills itself as Chico's home for collectible trading cards, and the inventory backs up the claim — the shop keeps upward of 1.5 million cards in stock across Pokemon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, Dragon Ball Super, and Lorcana, alongside a sports card section covering football, basketball, baseball, soccer, UFC, and WWE. Few Chico card shop addresses pack this much breadth into a single Broadway Street storefront.

Sports card collectors will find hobby boxes and organized breaks running regularly, while the back wall houses vintage comics and retro video game cartridges for browsers whose interests wander past cardboard. The shop hosts Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments on a regular schedule, drawing competitive players from around Butte County who want more structured play than a casual trade night offers.

Trading cards Chico shoppers should note the store closes Mondays but otherwise keeps generous hours — 10am to 6pm Tuesday through Saturday and 11am to 6pm on Sunday — making it accessible for both weekday lunch-break visits and weekend deep-dives through the bins. With supplies like sleeves, toploaders, binders, and protective cases stocked at the front counter, the shop covers the practical side of collecting as thoroughly as the cards themselves.

Staff lean into the shop's community feel, and the sheer scale of the inventory means a Pokemon cards Chico search rarely comes up empty. Whether it's a specific vintage baseball rookie card or the newest Pokemon set on release day, Piland's has built a reputation as the first call for serious local collectors.