# Where to trade Pokémon cards in Alicante, Elche and San Vicente

> Official Pokémon TCG leagues in Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig and Elche by day of the week, plus fairs like ICONS and the Salón del Manga for trading.

- Source: https://tradematches.app/en/blog/where-to-trade-pokemon-cards-alicante
- Author: Joaquin Orozco · TradeMatches
- Published: 2026-10-18
- Updated: 2026-11-14
- Language: en

![Collectors compare Pokémon cards on a terrace facing Alicante’s harbour and castle](https://tradematches.app/assets/fotos/intercambiar-cartas-pokemon-alicante-portada.webp)
*Editorial illustration · not a photograph of a real card.*

**To trade Pokémon cards in Alicante, think of the whole metropolitan area rather than just the city.** On 18 October 2026 the Play! Pokémon locator showed two shops with a weekly league in Alicante (Ateneo Cómics on Tuesdays and Mana Vortex on Fridays), one in San Vicente del Raspeig on Mondays, and several in Elche. Together they cover most of the week, and the area's big fairs take place at IFA – Fira Alacant in Elche.

## Shops with confirmed Pokémon activity

Data from the [Play! Pokémon event locator](https://events.pokemon.com/EventLocator/?locale=es-419&range=25&startdate=2026-10-18&iskm=false&latitude=38.3457685&longitude=-0.4909444) and the shops' websites, checked on 18 October 2026. Shops publish their own events: confirm before you travel.

| Shop | Published address | What is scheduled |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ateneo Cómics | C. Serrano, 10 (Alicante) | League on Tuesdays at 18:00; in October it held two Delta Reign prereleases on the same Saturday. |
| Mana Vortex | C. Campo de Mirra, 12 (Alicante), per [its website](https://manavortex.es/condiciones-legales/) | League on Fridays at 17:30 on the locator. Its own calendar only shows other games, so ask first. |
| Nakama Games | C. Poeta García Lorca, 3, bajo 1 (San Vicente del Raspeig), per [its website](https://www.nakamagames.com/content/2-aviso-legal) | League on Mondays at 18:30, scheduled until January 2027. In October it ran a Pokéween event and a Delta Reign prerelease. |
| World Card | Av. del Alcalde Vicente Quiles, 8 (Elche), inside the bus station | League on Wednesdays at 17:00. |
| Homelands | C. Sant Vicent, 19, bajo izq. (Elche) | League on Thursdays at 21:00; in late October it held Delta Reign prereleases. |

In Elche, FreakCorp (C. Jaime Pomares Javaloyes, 25) also ran a League Challenge and a prerelease in October. Further away, the locator lists shops in Benidorm, La Vila Joiosa, Petrer, Almoradí and Alcoi, useful if you live elsewhere on the Costa Blanca.

## A week of leagues around Alicante

| Day | Where | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monday | Nakama Games (San Vicente) | 18:30 |
| Tuesday | Ateneo Cómics (Alicante) | 18:00 |
| Wednesday | World Card (Elche) | 17:00 |
| Thursday | Homelands (Elche) | 21:00 |
| Friday | Mana Vortex (Alicante) | 17:30 |

If you live in Alicante and your trading partner lives in Elche, World Card is inside Elche bus station, so you can meet without a car.

Leagues usually run in Spanish. When trading, agree on the card's language before meeting: English and Spanish printings of the same card are different cards for collectors.

## Fairs for trading on a bigger scale

| Event | Date | What we could confirm |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Salón del Manga de Alicante (Japan Weekend)](https://www.japanweekend.com/alicante/) | 28 March 2027 | Fira Alacant, Elche. The website menu includes a «Zona TCG», with no further detail published. |
| [ICONS](https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons) | 3–5 September 2027 | Collecting fair at IFA – Fira Alacant. The 2026 edition had a 64-player Standard Pokémon TCG tournament ([details](https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons-tcg-tournaments)). |

## Before you meet someone

Because activity is spread across three towns, agree the exact card by photo (language, set, number and finish) before anyone gets on a bus: nobody should travel 20 km to find out at the table that the version was not the one agreed. Use shared condition terms ([Mint, Near Mint and LP](https://tradematches.app/en/blog/tcg-card-condition-mint-near-mint-lp)) and check the balance of the deal with [how to tell if a card trade is fair](https://tradematches.app/en/blog/how-to-tell-if-a-card-trade-is-fair).

## Finding collectors in the province with TradeMatches

The app has a chat for each Spanish province, including Alicante. It is especially useful here, where activity is spread across several towns: you can suggest the league halfway between you. If you turn on alerts, you get at most one every 30 minutes. The [local radar](https://tradematches.app/en/blog/how-tradematches-local-radar-works) matches your have list with what nearby people are looking for.

## FAQ

### Is there a Pokémon league in Alicante city?

Yes. According to the locator checked on 18 October 2026, Ateneo Cómics runs a league on Tuesdays and Mana Vortex on Fridays.

### Is it worth going to Elche?

If you want more play days, yes: Elche has at least three shops with official events, one of them inside the bus station.

### Are the «Alicante» fairs actually in Alicante?

Not always. The Salón del Manga de Alicante and ICONS take place at IFA – Fira Alacant, which is in the municipality of Elche. Plan the trip before arranging to meet someone there.

## Sources and checks

Sources checked on 18 October 2026. Schedules at Alicante shops change: confirm with each one before you go. Reviewed on 14 November 2026: prereleases and events that had already taken place were removed; leagues and times are still those of the check stated here.

- [https://events.pokemon.com/EventLocator/?locale=es-419&range=25&startdate=2026-10-18&iskm=false&latitude=38.3457685&longitude=-0.4909444](https://events.pokemon.com/EventLocator/?locale=es-419&range=25&startdate=2026-10-18&iskm=false&latitude=38.3457685&longitude=-0.4909444)
- [https://manavortex.es/condiciones-legales/](https://manavortex.es/condiciones-legales/)
- [https://www.nakamagames.com/content/2-aviso-legal](https://www.nakamagames.com/content/2-aviso-legal)
- [https://www.japanweekend.com/alicante/](https://www.japanweekend.com/alicante/)
- [https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons](https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons)
- [https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons-tcg-tournaments](https://frikimonkey.com/pages/icons-tcg-tournaments)