A working map of every place to buy Pokémon cards within about 45 minutes of Liberty Hill — and the days the shelves actually get filled. Built from store pages, local Facebook restock groups, Reddit threads, and shop posts, with the evidence and the confidence level for each claim.
Drive times are from Clearwater Ranch (CR 200, Liberty Hill) on ordinary traffic. Restock confidence runs High → Medium → Low; the legend is at the bottom.
The new store at 183 & 29 is 11 minutes away, sells sealed at MSRP, and is the only big-box Pokémon counter inside Liberty Hill itself.
320+ Pokémon listings, graded slabs, vintage and Japanese — a genuine collector’s case, not a retail shelf.
Posted a “Friday restock!” video days before this report — the clearest local restock signal we found. New, hungry, transparent about stock.
A 378,000 sq ft store that opened Aug 29, 2026 with a serious card wall and no published schedule — stock lands in waves.
Official Pokémon machines trickle product all day on a timer. The closest one is a grocery run, not a card shop trip.
High — dated first-hand report or the store’s own post.
Medium — older local report or a corroborated chain pattern.
Low — inference from chain practice.
Nobody publishes a restock schedule — not Target, not Walmart, not the card shops. What exists are patterns: Target’s card aisle is filled by a third-party vendor on a weekly route that locals in Cedar Park say lands Tuesday and Friday; Walmart’s vendor comes Tuesday–Thursday mornings; new Pokémon product releases on Friday, which is also when local shops like Bad Habits restock and when Target’s online drops cluster; and the H-E-B/Randalls vending machines refill on a timer through the day. Everything else is a phone call.
Soft-opened Oct 6, 2026. Full card aisle, 11 minutes from home.
Announced Oct 16 for 1017 Main St. Not open yet — watch their socials.
19699 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Targeting roughly Nov 2027 — not a factor yet.
Confirmed card-free on Oct 23, 2026. Only occasional anniversary pallets.
Every location, sorted by drive time from Clearwater Ranch. Filter by type or search by town. LCS = local card shop · BIG = big-box/chain · GRO = grocery vending machine · MALL = mall collectibles.
| Drive | Place | Type | Restock signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5min | Lucky 7 Cards LH Liberty Hill |
LCS | Opening soon — watch their socials |
| 7min | Fast Relics Liberty Hill |
LCS | Continuous buy/sell; no posted day |
| 9min | Costco Liberty Hill Liberty Hill |
BIG | Pallet drops only; no regular cards |
| 11min | Target Liberty Hill Liberty Hill |
BIG | Vendor-managed; chain pattern Tue/Fri |
| 14min | H-E-B Ronald Reagan Georgetown |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine — closest to home |
| 16min | GameStop Leander Leander |
BIG | Release-day drops; weekly shipment |
| 17min | The Hobby Shop Leander |
LCS | Hobby-shop receiving; no posted day |
| 18min | Walmart Leander Leander |
BIG | Vendor 1–2×/week, usually mornings |
| 20min | Adventures in Ink Leander |
LCS | New comics Wed; Pokémon Trade Day Sun 2–4pm |
| 20min | Waxxed Sports Cards Cedar Park |
LCS | Sports-first; Pokémon secondary |
| 21min | Black Castle Gamez Cedar Park |
LCS | Small-shop receiving; no posted day |
| 22min | Target Cedar Park Cedar Park |
BIG | Local report: Tue & Fri restocks |
| 23min | Titan Moon Comics Cedar Park |
LCS | Wednesday new-comic day; release-day Pokémon |
| 23min | H-E-B Cedar Park Cedar Park |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine — trickle restock |
| 24min | Scheels Cedar Park |
BIG | No published restock schedule |
| 25min | Randalls Cedar Park Cedar Park |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine |
| 26min | Best Buy Wolf Ranch Georgetown |
BIG | Launch-day allocations only |
| 26min | Target Georgetown Georgetown |
BIG | Vendor-managed; chain pattern Tue/Fri |
| 26min | H-E-B Georgetown Georgetown |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine |
| 27min | Collectors Crossroads Cedar Park |
LCS | “New arrivals every day”; constant buy/trade intake |
| 27min | Pokemaniacs Cedar Park |
LCS | Pokémon-dedicated; drops on release days |
| 28min | Card Traders North Austin |
LCS | Buys Mon–Thu; restocks from trade-ins |
| 30min | Bad Habits Card Co Georgetown |
LCS | Posts “Friday restock!” — Fridays |
| 30min | Game X Change Georgetown |
LCS | Used-game buy/trade flow; no posted day |
| 32min | The Hobby Exchange Round Rock |
LCS | Trade Night every Thursday 4–7:30pm |
| 32min | Press Play Round Rock |
MALL | Mall collectibles; continuous restock |
| 33min | Barnes & Noble Round Rock |
BIG | Weekly restock; no third-party vendor |
| 34min | Target Round Rock Round Rock |
BIG | Vendor-managed; chain pattern Tue/Fri |
| 35min | Rogues Gallery Round Rock |
LCS | Wednesday comics; steady games restock |
| 35min | Bell's Gaming Center Round Rock |
LCS | Gaming-center restock; no posted day |
| 35min | Game Kastle North Austin |
LCS | Game-store receiving; release-day drops |
| 36min | Randalls Round Rock Round Rock |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine |
| 36min | Mothership North Austin |
LCS | Daily singles restock; deep Pokémon case |
| 36min | Dragon's Lair North Austin |
LCS | Wednesday comics; release-day games |
| 40min | H-E-B Palm Valley Round Rock |
GRO | Pokémon vending machine |
| 47min | Wonko's North Austin |
LCS | “While supplies last” restock posts |
Drive times computed with OSRM from CR 200 / Clearwater Ranch; they exclude traffic spikes and school-zone delays. “—” means no verified phone listed.
The reason “when do they restock?” has no clean answer is that six different supply chains feed the same shelf. Once you know which system you are dealing with, the days stop being mysterious.
A merchandiser (MJ Holding-type) visits on a fixed weekly route and stocks the card aisle. The store does not control the day, and the rep’s route can change. This is why two Targets 10 minutes apart can restock on different days.
These chains buy their own inventory. Stock arrives on the store’s freight schedule, usually weekly, and launch allocations land on release day. No outside vendor, no published day.
Shops get weekly distributor shipments plus buy/trade intake. Release Fridays matter most; a few shops publish their day (Bad Habits: Friday). Others restock continuously from trades.
Collectors Crossroads, Mothership and Card Traders restock the case from what walk-in sellers bring. That is why “new arrivals every day” is literal at those shops — and why weekday afternoons can beat Friday.
Official Pokémon machines release product on a timer through the day. No restock day, no vendor visit you can time — just a trickle that refills after purchases. Check twice, 20–30 minutes apart.
Club stores buy in pallets and put them out when the pallet lands. Liberty Hill Costco currently carries no regular Pokémon — only occasional anniversary SKUs, announced online first.
In West Texas, collectors reportedly GPS-tracked a vendor’s vehicle and confronted a rep — and the response was to randomize routes and skip stores where people are waiting. If you are standing in the card aisle at 8am staring at the rep, you may be the reason the shelf stays empty. Shop, don’t stalk.
What people actually said, where they said it, and how much weight to put on it. Dates matter — a 2025 report may be stale.
| Place | What was reported | Day | Conf. | Source & note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Habits Card Co (Georgetown) | Posted a video captioned “Friday restock!” showing a full Pokémon wall. | Friday | High | Facebook video, 3 days before Oct 27, 2026 Most current, store-stated signal in the area. |
| Target — Cedar Park (both stores) | “Both targets restock on Tuesdays and Fridays.” A 2026 follow-up: “Are the cedar park restocks still Tuesdays? I heard that it was Monday now.” | Tue + Fri (Mon?) | Medium | Pokemon Cards Restock FB group, Feb 2025 + ~May 2026 Local, first-hand, but aging. Verify at Guest Services. |
| Target — chain-wide in-store | Vendor-managed weekly visits; most reports land Tue or Thu, some Fri/Sun. “Most are Tuesdays or Thursdays… I’ve seen the most restocks on Tuesdays.” | Tue / Thu (varies) | Medium | Same group, Mar 2025 (52 comments) Route-dependent, not a store promise. |
| Target — online | 210 restocks in 90 days: 54% Friday, 18% Wednesday, 81% between 3–6am ET. | Fri (online, 2–5am CT) | High (for online) | RestockR, updated Oct 26, 2026 Online drops are separate from shelves. |
| Walmart — in-store | Third-party vendor, 1–2 visits/week, usually mornings Tue–Thu; “depends on the store… once a week or once a month.” | Tue–Thu mornings | Low–Med | FB group (May 2026) + Walmart restock guides Round Rock Walmart called “worst place to try.” |
| Adventures in Ink (Leander) | Pokémon Trade Day every Sunday 2–4pm; new comics Wednesday. | Wed + Sun | Medium | Store website, Oct 2026 Trade day is the reliable crowd. |
| Titan Moon Comics (Cedar Park) | Pokémon 30th Celebration Wave 1 “has arrived” on Wed Sep 16, 2026 — new-comic day. | Wednesday | Medium | Store Facebook post, Sep 16, 2026 Shipments ride the comic schedule. |
| The Hobby Exchange (Round Rock) | Trade Night every Thursday 4–7:30pm; “THE DROP IS LIVE” posts on Instagram. | Thursday | Medium | Store Facebook + Instagram, 2026 Restocks cluster before the weekend. |
| Collectors Crossroads (Cedar Park) | “Our inventory is constantly updated, with new arrivals added every day.” 320+ Pokémon products listed. | Daily; best Fri–Sat | Medium | Store site + Facebook, 2026 Buy/trade intake drives stock, not shipments. |
| Pokemaniacs (Lakeline Mall) | Pokémon-dedicated; drops tied to product release dates; no posted weekly day. | Release days (Fri) | Medium | Store hours + mall listings; 30th Anniversary release chatter Go early on release mornings. |
| Scheels Cedar Park | “SCHEELS doesn’t publish a fixed restock schedule… most stores don’t announce exact dates.” | No set day | Medium | Scheels FAQ answer, 2026 Stock arrives in waves; check often. |
| Barnes & Noble Round Rock | Restocks weekly on its own receiving schedule (no third-party vendor); named in 30th-anniversary restock waves. | Weekly (midweek) | Medium | B&N restock guides + 30th drops, Oct 2026 Ask the info desk. |
| H-E-B / Randalls vending machines | “Trickle restock system… 30–60 minutes after a person has bought stuff before it restocks.” Machines drop product through the day on a timer. | All day, timer-based | High | r/Austin (Mar 2026) + FB posts An empty machine is not sold out. |
| Costco Liberty Hill | “FYI — LH Costco does not have Pokémon cards.” (Oct 23, 2026) | Rarely | High | We Love Costco Liberty Hill FB group Ignore unless an anniversary drop is announced. |
| Target Liberty Hill | Opened Oct 6, 2026; opening-week lines for 30th Anniversary product. No vendor-day report yet — the store is 3 weeks old. | Unknown (new store) | Low | Target corporate + local FB/IG, Oct 2026 Ask Guest Services; be the one who documents it. |
| Best Buy Wolf Ranch (Georgetown) | Ahead of one release, “there were 10 people in the line around 8–9 PM” the night before. The poster had planned a 6–7am arrival and concluded it might be too late. | Night before release | High | r/georgetowntx, Oct 25, 2026 Concrete, recent, and store-specific. |
| GameStop / Best Buy (general) | Launch-day allocations and weekly shipments; no published day. | Release Fridays | Low | Chain practice, 2026 Check app inventory before driving. |
Hours, addresses, phone numbers, what each place is actually good for, and the one field note worth knowing before you drive.
The closest place to buy sealed Pokémon at MSRP. Opened soft Oct 6, 2026; grand opening Oct 11. New-build store with a Pokémon-branded section.
Field note. Ask Guest Services: “Which day does the trading-card vendor come?” That single question beats every online schedule.
Liberty Hill’s only listed card shop: sports cards and memorabilia first, with Pokémon as a sideline. Handy for supplies and the odd trade-in.
Field note. Call before driving — inventory is thin and sports-led.
A second location from the Cedar Park sports-card family, announced Oct 16, 2026 on Main Street in old-town Liberty Hill. Not open yet.
Field note. Flagship at 13945 N US-183 C-21, Austin 78717 is open Mon–Sat 11–6, Sun 12–5.
Opened March 11, 2026. As of Oct 23, 2026 a local group post confirmed: “LH Costco does not have Pokémon cards.” Anniversary SKUs do occasionally appear.
Field note. Treat as a lottery ticket, not a route stop.
The closest official Pokémon vending machine to Clearwater Ranch — 14 minutes. Same timer-based trickle; often overlooked because it is “just” a grocery store.
Field note. This is the low-effort weeknight stop.
Independent comic shop with a real Pokémon following. Hosts a Pokémon Trade Day every Sunday 2–4pm — the best recurring local trading room.
Field note. Restocks land with new-comic Wednesday and before Sunday trade day.
Huge RC/hobby store with a card corner — models, RC tracks, board games, and a modest Pokémon selection. Good with kids.
Field note. Fun destination even if the card wall is thin.
The best Pokémon singles wall within half an hour: 320+ Pokémon listings online, raw and graded, vintage through modern, plus Japanese. Museum-like cases.
Field note. Stock changes daily through buys and consignment; Friday–Saturday gets the longest hours.
The only Pokémon-dedicated store in the ring: sealed, singles, Japanese product, plush and merch. Inside Lakeline Mall, lower level.
Field note. Release mornings are the moment; otherwise stock is picked over by mid-afternoon. One 2025 local complaint: $15 a pack during the crunch — check price against MSRP.
Long-running comic shop with a solid games side. Pokémon 30th Celebration Wave 1 landed here on a Wednesday (Sep 16, 2026), matching new-comic day.
Field note. Wednesday is the day the shelves change.
Opened Aug 29, 2026. Enormous new sporting-goods store with a serious card wall — sealed boxes, tins and packs, often at MSRP.
Field note. Scheels says it has no fixed restock schedule; stock lands in waves.
New shop (opened Aug 18, 2026) that posted a “Friday restock!” video days before this report. Sports and TCG, sealed and singles, with tournaments.
Field note. The clearest, most current restock signal in the whole ring.
Newest big Pokémon shop in the greater Austin area: sealed, singles, video games, and a packed Thursday trade night. Opened Sept 2026.
Field note. Thursday evening is the social night. Locals rate the singles wall (“plenty of singles to look through”) but warn trade-ins favour cards $50+ — buy here, sell elsewhere.
The store locals actually name. A Cedar Park member posted: “Both Targets restock on Tuesdays and Fridays.” A 2026 follow-up asked whether it had moved to Monday.
Field note. Go at open on Tue/Fri; the vendor is usually done before mid-morning.
Polished sports-card shop that also carries Pokémon, Flesh and Blood and supplies. Good for sealed and trade-ins; singles are sports-heavy.
Field note. Ask about Pokémon singles — they are not the focus.
North Austin’s best game store for breadth: a deep Pokémon singles case, sealed, and tables running every night. Two locations (Austin + Pflugerville).
Field note. Worth the drive when you want a specific single, not just packs.
Old-school shop since 1993. Half sports, half TCG, with real Pokémon singles and boxes. They buy Mon–Thu, which is when fresh trade-ins hit the case.
Field note. Best weekday stop for singles; they do not buy Fri–Sun. Twice recommended on r/RoundRock as the fair-price option for singles and trades.
Underrated for Pokémon: B&N buys its own inventory, restocks weekly, and is a named destination for 30th-anniversary stock. Toys & Games section.
Field note. Ask at the info desk when the toy shipment lands; usually midweek.
Worth knowing, less worth a special trip — every remaining location, with its restock read.
Rather than one store at a time, chain them. These three cover the best of the ring without backtracking.
A practical calendar built from the evidence above. “Online” means Target.com / Walmart.com drops, which are a different game from shelf stock.
Useful rules for the stores that do not have a person you can call.
The card aisle is vendor-stocked. Cedar Park locals named Tuesday and Friday; chain-wide reports favour Tuesday/Thursday. Online drops are a separate Friday 3am ET phenomenon. Best move: be there at 8am on Tue/Fri and ask Guest Services for the vendor day.
Vendor visits 1–2×/week, usually mornings. The Round Rock Walmart was called “the worst place to try” by a local. Best move: try the Leander and Georgetown stores before Round Rock.
Liberty Hill Costco confirmed no Pokémon cards as of Oct 23, 2026. Anniversary tins and UPCs appear as pallet drops and vanish fast. Best move: only go when a specific SKU is announced.
Buys its own stock, restocks weekly, and gets real allocations of anniversary product. No vendor, so no route to learn. Best move: ask the info desk for the toy shipment day.
No published schedule; stock arrives in waves across the card wall. New store, heavy traffic. Best move: weekday opening, not Saturday afternoon.
Small allocations that land on launch day and disappear. Not worth a special trip otherwise. Best move: check the app for in-store pickup before driving.
Official Pokémon TCG vending machines sit inside H-E-B and Randalls stores. They are the most underrated option in the area — and the most misunderstood. Product is released on a timer through the day, so a machine that looks empty often is not sold out.
| Machine | Address | Drive | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| H-E-B — Ronald Reagan Blvd | 19348 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Georgetown 78628 | 14 min | Closest machine to home |
| Randalls — N. Lakeline Blvd | 3441 N. Lakeline Blvd, Leander 78641 | 22 min | Near Lakeline |
| H-E-B — N. US 183 | 651 N. US Hwy 183, Leander 78641 | 23 min | Leander’s only machine |
| H-E-B — E. Whitestone Blvd | 2800 E. Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park 78613 | 23 min | Busiest of the Cedar Park pair |
| Randalls — Cypress Creek | 1400 Cypress Creek Rd, Cedar Park 78613 | 25 min | Quieter alternative |
| H-E-B — W. University Ave | 1010 W. University Ave, Georgetown 78628 | 26 min | Wolf Ranch errand stop |
| Randalls — Gattis School Rd | 2051 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock 78664 | 36 min | Round Rock south |
| H-E-B — E. Palm Valley Blvd | 1700 E. Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock 78664 | 40 min | Round Rock run |
| H-E-B — Gattis School Rd | 3750 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock 78664 | ~40 min | Round Rock south |
Buy one item, wait 15–30 minutes, check again. Collectors report the machine “trickle restocks” after each purchase rather than dumping its whole inventory at once. There is no published refill day. The Leander H-E-B machine has a known camper problem — a man was reportedly trespassed for camping eight hours a day — so early morning is contested.
Practical, local, and learned from the threads rather than invented.
Card shops will tell you what landed and what sold out. A 40-second call beats a 30-minute drive. Ask for the card counter, not the front desk.
At Target or Walmart: “Which day does the trading-card vendor usually come?” Staff often know. Guest Services is the right desk.
New Pokémon sets and most restocks land Friday. If you can only go one day a week, make it Friday at opening.
Vendors finish before mid-morning and the first wave of collectors clears the shelf within an hour. Noon is for leftovers.
Reps have reportedly skipped stores where people wait, and routes have been randomized after tracking incidents. Shop the aisle, then leave.
Target/Scheels for MSRP sealed; Collectors Crossroads, Mothership, Card Traders and Hobby Exchange for the specific card you actually want.
Empty glass ≠ sold out. The timer releases product through the day; a second pass 20–30 minutes later frequently pays.
Target and Best Buy show per-store pickup stock. It is not perfect for cards, but it stops you driving to a store that has nothing.
Launch days often carry 1–2 per SKU limits. Bring a second adult if you legitimately need two, and expect the limit to be enforced at checkout. At Best Buy Wolf Ranch, the queue for a big release has started the evening before.
The 295K-member “Pokemon Cards Restock Information” group is national noise; follow the Austin/Cedar Park threads and your two or three local shops. That is enough.
Every factual claim in this report traces to one of these. Restock days are community-reported unless marked otherwise; store hours change, so call ahead.
High — a dated, first-hand local report or the store’s own post. Medium — a local report older than ~6 months, or a chain-wide pattern corroborated by multiple sources. Low — inference from chain practice or unverified directory data. No retailer in this area publishes an official restock schedule.
What I could not verify: the vendor day at the brand-new Target Liberty Hill (the store is three weeks old), the current Cedar Park Target day (locals disagree between Tuesday and Monday), Bad Habits’ weekday hours, and whether the Leander H-E-B machine is still the one with the camper problem. Those are the first things to confirm in person.