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If you have lots of duplicate cards in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket<\/a><\/em>, you can spruce up cards with flair<\/strong>. These cosmetic effects are entirely optional, and just a perk for getting duplicate cards.<\/p>\n

You may want to snag some flair for cards, as doing so will help you complete the advanced missions for more Pack Hourglasses<\/a>. (Though you should be able to complete the nine required missions without having to do this, as long as you do some other stuff instead.)<\/p>\n

Below we explain what flair is and how it works in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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What is flair in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Flair is a cosmetic effect<\/strong> you can add to your cards once you get enough duplicates of the card. The flair differs depending on the rarity of the card, as well as the card\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n

For example, a regular ol\u2019 two-diamond rarity Kirlia card has some sparkles and stars show up as flair options, but the one-star rarity full-art Mewtwo ex card has options for purple bursts and hexagons.<\/p>\n

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There are also two types of flair, one that adds an effect over the card called \u201ccosmetic flair<\/strong>\u201d (like shining stars or glitter, as shown with the Kirlia example above) and one that shows an effect when you play the card in a battle called \u201cbattle flair<\/strong>\u201d (as shown with the Mewtwo card above).<\/p>\n

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How to get flair in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket<\/h2>\n

To unlock flair for a card, select the card from the \u201cmy cards\u201d page and tap the \u201cobtain flair\u201d button. You\u2019ll be prompted with instructions that note you\u2019ll need to exchange duplicate cards<\/strong> and Shinedust<\/strong>, a currency you get for getting duplicate cards.<\/p>\n

Lower, diamond rarity cards have to unlock the first cosmetic flair option before you can unlock the battle options, whereas the higher, star rarity cards only have battle flair options.<\/p>\n

Lower rarity cards require more duplicate cards and less Shinedust, whereas higher rarity cards, like the aforementioned Mewtwo ex, will only require one duplicate card but a whole ton of Shinedust.<\/p>\n

There are also some exceptions:<\/p>\n