The Mystic Game Shop

Downtown Olympia's Pokemon singles specialist: an official Play! Pokemon store with Thursday league, an open game library, and a women- and LGBTQ+-owned space.

Agent Darling opened The Mystic Game Shop in 2023 as a tribute to his late wife Honey, and the store has settled into the old Mario's pool hall at 211 4th Avenue East in downtown Olympia, sharing the space with Heart of the Deernicorn. Google files it as a trading card store, and reviewers are specific about why: it has the largest Pokemon singles selection in the greater Olympia area, sorted and priced for players and set collectors alike.

Pokemon is the engine. The Mystic is an official Play! Pokemon store, and Pokemon League open play runs every Thursday from 5 to 7 PM, with prereleases and tournaments around each set launch. The September 2026 calendar includes a Pokemon 30th Celebration set release event on the 16th. Sealed packs, elite trainer boxes, and booster boxes are stocked, but the singles binders and cases are what pull people in from Lacey and Tumwater, and prices are set at market rather than premium. Anyone searching for Pokemon cards in Olympia for a league deck should start here.

The physical space matters as much as the inventory. Tables are first come, first served all day, an open game library lets you borrow a board game to play in-store, and the shop describes itself as neurodivergent-friendly with accessible gaming tables. It is women-owned and LGBTQ+-owned, and multiple reviews mention that the welcome extends to newcomers. A closed D&D campaign runs Sundays from 1 to 5 PM, and the community page lists game nights and art showcases. Private events can be booked through the website.

Hours are compact: closed Monday and Tuesday, 11 AM to 5 PM Wednesday, 11 AM to 7 PM Thursday through Saturday, and 11 AM to 5 PM Sunday. Thursday after 5 PM is league time, so come earlier if you want quiet counter time to dig through singles. Downtown street parking is metered; the shop is a block from the Olympia Transit Center. The email is [email protected], and the live site is themysticgameshop.com (an older domain listed on some directories is out of date).