The Flair system is ideal for making your best-looking and most valuable Pokémon Pocket cards shinier and more stylish. It adds special, dynamic effects to a card, but you must meet other requirements to add Flair.
Once you’ve opened enough Pokémon Pocket TCG packs, your card collection quickly gets full. Alongside new cards you’ve never obtained, you’re sure to get a ton of duplicates. They are welcome, though, as they form the Pokémon Pocket experience and can be used to add interactive Flair cosmetics to your favorite cards.
Firstly, I’ll tell you what you need to do and show you how to apply the Flair finish.
How to Obtain Flair in Pokémon Pocket
To obtain Flair in Pokémon Pocket, you must collect Shinedust and duplicates of the same card to trade everything in for a Flair cosmetic.
Shinedust is one of many currencies in Pokémon Pocket, alongside Gold, Hourglasses, and Tickets. There are different ways you can go about getting it:
- Getting a duplicate card from a Booster Pack.
- Completing missions offering Shinedust as a reward.
- Being victorious in Battles.
- Reaching milestones for Achievements.
- You can buy it from the Shop when it becomes available during limited time periods.
All are entirely viable ways of obtaining Flair in Pokémon Pocket. Eventually, you should rack up hundreds—if not thousands—of Shinedust to use on the Flair process.
How to Add Flair to a Card in Pokémon Pocket
You have to go to your card collection, press on the applicable card you want to add Flair to in Pokémon Pocket and press “Obtain Flair.”
Here’s a more detailed step-by-step guide on how to do this:
- Look at Pokémon Pocket’s menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Click on the second symbol across that looks like a Pokedex.
- Find a Pokémon card of which you own the required number of duplicates.
- On the card, press “Obtain Flair.“
- If you have the correct amount of cards and Shinedust, press “Exchange.”
- Pokémon Pocket completes the process for you, and your card now has the “Sparkle Flair: Gold (Cosmetic).
- If you wish to add further Flair designs to the same card, you need to have the correct amount of duplicates again, plus, even more Flair.
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How Much Flair Do You Need For Pokémon Pocket Upgrades?
The amount of Flair needed varies depending on the card’s rarity in Pokémon Pocket.
For example, a basic 1-Diamond-rated card doesn’t require as many duplicates or Shinedust as a 3-Diamond-rated card—as you keep upgrading a card’s Flair, the cost increases too.
Thanks to Serebii, here’s a look at every card type and what you need to add and upgrade Flair for each.
| Card Rarity | Duplicates Needed | First Flair Shinedust Required | Second Flair Shinedust Required | Third Flair Shinedust Required | Fourth Flair Shinedust Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Diamond | 3 Cards | 50 Shinedust | 75 Shinedust | 150 Shinedust | 225 Shinedust |
| 2 Diamond | 2 Cards | 80 Shinedust | 120 Shinedust | 240 Shinedust | 360 Shinedust |
| 3 Diamond | 1 Card | 360 Shinedust | 540 Shinedust | 1080 Shinedust | 1620 Shinedust |
| 4 Diamond | 1 Card | 720 Shinedust | 1080 Shinedust | 2,160 Shinedust | 3,420 Shinedust |
| 1 Star | 1 Card | 500 Shinedust | 750 Shinedust | 1,500 Shinedust | 2,250 Shinedust |
| 2 Star | 1 Card | 1,800 Shinedust | 2,700 Shinedust | 5,400 Shinedust | 8,100 Shinedust |
| 3 Star | 1 Card | 4,000 Shinedust | 6,000 Shinedust | 12,000 Shinedust | 18,000 Shinedust |
| Crown | 1 Card | 20,000 Shinedust | 30,000 Shinedust | 60,000 Shinedust | 90,000 Shinedust |
| Trainer Promo | 1 Card | 50 Shinedust | 75 Shinedust | 150 Shinedust | 225 Shinedust |
| Pokémon Promo | 1 Card | 500 Shinedust | 750 Shinedust | 1,500 Shinedust | 2,250 Shinedust |
Each type of Pokémon has its own set of Flairs to differentiate the elemental types. For example, Fire Pokemon have “Flame Trail Flair” as their next upgrade, whereas for Water types, it’s “Ripples Flair.”
Flair Exceptions to Consider
Now that you understand how to acquire and use Flair in Pokemon TCG, there are multiple notable exceptions to keep in mind:
- Trainer Cards of two-star Rarity do not have Flair.
- Promo cards feature two Flair tiers, depending on the art type.
- You do not require a duplicate for unique cards, such as Mew.
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