Pokémon TCG Pocket offers flair cosmetics that you can apply to your cards, giving them a fresh look both on display boards and in battle. This is a complex system that we’re going to elaborate on.
General rules
- Every time you open a duplicate of one of your cards, you receive Shinedust based on its rarity, which you can combine with duplicates to craft these flairs to this specific card.
- Flairs are crafted in the My Cards menu where you can also look at them. To apply them, it’s done when editing your deck (see below) or making a binder
In your deck, pick a card, click on the Flair button and apply it
- Cosmetic flairs are only craftable through ◊ cards. They’re a constant effect on the card.
- Battle flairs are only craftable through ☆ cards. They only show up when a card enters the field.
- There are four stages of flairs and you need to unlock the lower recipes in order before you can get the most expensive ones. The first type of cosmetic flair is always Sparkles Flair:Gold, the first type of battle flair is always Tiny Twinkles Flair: Yellow. The following three are randomized.
- As a result, tiers are randomized between players: a flair that costs you 75 on a ◊ might cost your friend 225 on the same card.
- You can also trade shinedust and duplicates of rarity ☆ cards for special shop tickets.
Exceptions:
- Trainer Cards of ☆☆ Rarity do not have Flairs available.
- Promo cards have at least 2 different tiers in how their flairs are managed, depending on their art type.
- Promo cards cannot be exchanged for Special Shop Tickets.
- Pokémon that you can obtain 1-of (Mew, Premium Pass Pikachu…) don’t need a duplicate for the recipe
Exchange rate
Cosmetic flairs
Rarity | Duplicates needed | 1st flair shinedust cost (1x) | 2nd flair (1.5x) | 3rd flair (3x) | 4th flair (4.5x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 cards | 50 shinedust | 75 | 150 | 225 | |
2 cards | 80 shinedust | 120 | 240 | 360 | |
1 card | 360 shinedust | 540 | 1080 | 1620 | |
1 card | 720 shinedust | 1080 | 2160 | 3420 | |
Promo | 1 card | 50 shinedust | 75 | 150 | 225 |
Battle flairs
Rarity | Duplicates needed | 1st flair shinedust cost (1x) | 2nd flair (1.5x) | 3rd flair (3x) | 4th flair (4.5x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 card | 500 shinedust | 750 | 1500 | 2250 | |
1 card | 1800 shinedust | 2700 | 5400 | 8100 | |
1 card | 4000 shinedust | 6000 | 12000 | 18000 | |
♕ | 1 card | 20000 shinedust | 30000 | 60000 | 90000 |
Promo | No card | 500 shinedust | 750 | 1500 | 2250 |
Special Shop Tickets
Rarity | Duplicates needed | Shinedust needed | Tickets granted |
|---|---|---|---|
1 card | 500 shinedust | 1 ticket | |
1 card | 1800 shinedust | 5 tickets | |
1 card | 4000 shinedust | 12 tickets | |
♕ | 1 card | 20000 | 64 tickets |
Some information couldn’t yet be recouped for lack of information in-game; please let us know if you’re blessed enough to face this situation.
Thanks to k-bi and Mazquara from the Discord for their invaluable help.
