Zombie Hideout

Cooley Street pop-culture shop with Saturday Pokemon tournaments, TCG singles, sports cards, Funko Pop and frequent celebrity signings.

Zombie Hideout on Cooley Street is part card shop, part pop-culture clubhouse, and the mix is exactly why it pulls a crowd. The floor blends Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh with sports cards, autographs, Funko Pop, action figures, and even vinyl records, so browsing here means bouncing between glass cases of singles and shelves of collectibles you didn't plan to buy.

For TCG players, the anchor is the weekly Saturday Pokemon tournament, which runs from mid-afternoon (around 3:30PM) into the evening and gives the store a reliable competitive heartbeat. Booster packs and sealed boxes stock up around new releases, singles get pulled for deck-builders, and the sports-card side keeps things interesting for collectors who came in for cardboard rather than cartoons. As a Springfield card shop, it covers more bases than most.

The shop leans hard into events and personality: celebrity and pro-wrestling meet-and-greets, signings, and a steady stream of in-store happenings have built a loyal following, even if the busy, packed-shelf vibe isn't for everyone. That energy is the point, and it's what separates Zombie Hideout from a quieter counter-service store.

Hours are generous and walk-in friendly, running 10AM to 8PM Monday through Thursday, later to 9PM on Friday and Saturday, and a shorter Sunday from 11AM to 6PM. Saturday afternoons are the obvious time to come if you want to catch the Pokemon tournament and the fullest house. For Pokemon cards Springfield players want to compete with — plus a wall of collectibles to dig through — the Cooley Street shop delivers.