Colpar's HobbyTown - Lakewood

Wadsworth Boulevard's hobby staple carries Pokemon trading cards alongside RC cars and models, Lakewood's most unexpected card aisle.

Colpar's HobbyTown on South Wadsworth Boulevard has been Lakewood's stop for radio-control cars, model kits, and drones for years, and the Pokemon trading card section tucked near the front registers is the part longtime hobbyists sometimes forget is there. It's not a dedicated card shop in the way a pure TCG store is, but the shelf space devoted to Pokemon booster packs, elite trainer boxes, and starter decks is stocked consistently enough that local families treat it as a reliable pickup spot.

The appeal here is convenience layered on top of variety. A parent buying a birthday RC car can grab a booster box on the way to the register, and staff hobbyist background means questions about card storage or display cases get answered with the same technical care they'd give a question about battery chargers. That crossover of hobby cultures gives the shop a different feel from a typical Pokemon card shop in Lakewood built purely around the TCG crowd.

Hours run late most weekdays, closing at 7pm Monday through Friday, with a slightly shorter 10am-to-6pm window on weekends. That schedule makes it an easy after-school or after-work stop, and the Wadsworth Boulevard location puts it within easy reach of the rest of Lakewood's retail corridor.

Because trading cards are a secondary category rather than the shop's core business, availability of chase products during a hot new Pokemon set release can be hit or miss, so calling ahead around a major release date is worth it. For everyday singles or supplies restocking, though, it's a dependable, low-key option that doesn't require navigating a dedicated hobby-shop crowd.