Flair
Flair is a type of accessory that can be found in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. It is used to customise the display of cards in battle, either while in play or on entering the field.
There are two different types of flair:
- Battle flair is displayed in battle, when a card is put into play.
- Cosmetic flair is displayed while a card is in battle, included in a binder, or showcased on a display board.
In most circumstances, each card has four different flairs that can be purchased for it.
If a card has flair, it can only be traded for a card with flair.
Flair costs
Flair is usually purchased using card duplicates and Shinedust. A card's rarity will determine how many duplicates, and how much Shinedust, is needed to purchase each flair. For cards with any Diamond rarity, each flair only becomes available once the previous flair has been purchased for that card; for cards of any Star, Shiny, or Crown rarity, all flairs are available to purchase immediately, as are special exchanges for Special Shop Tickets and Trade Tokens. The only exception is Supporter cards with a 
rarity, which have no flairs available and can only be exchanged for Special Shop Tickets or Trade Tokens.
For promotional cards, only one duplicate of the card is needed to purchase each flair, and flairs must be purchased in order. The only exception is promotional cards of which only one copy is obtainable, which only require Shinedust in exchange for flairs, and their flairs can be obtained in any order. Promotional cards cannot be exchanged for Special Shop Tickets or Trade Tokens. The amount of Shinedust required to purchase flair for promotional cards varies, generally aligning with non-promotional counterparts:
| Promotional card description | Counterpart rarity |
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| No special designs | 
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| Holofoil borders and illustrations |
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| Standard Pokémon ex cards |
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| Full art illustrated cards |
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| Cards featuring Shiny Pokémon | 
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| Cards featuring Shiny Pokémon ex |
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Duplicate cards can only be exchanged if the player will have at least two copies of the card remaining after making the exchange.
The ability to exchange cards for Trade Tokens was added alongside the game's trading features on January 29, 2025.
| Card rarity | Duplicates needed |
Flair #1 | Flair #2 | Flair #3 | Flair #4 | Trade Token exchange | Special Shop Ticket exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |  ×50
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×75
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×150
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×225
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— | — |
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2 | ×80
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×120
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×240
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×360
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— | — |
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1 | ×360
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×540
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×1,080
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×1,620
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1 duplicate for  ×25
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— |
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1 | ×720
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×1,080
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×2,160
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×3,240
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1 duplicate for ×125
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— |
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1 | ×500
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×750
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×1,500
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×2,250
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1 duplicate for ×100
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1 duplicate and ×500 for  ×1
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1 | ×1,800
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×2,700
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×5,400
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×8,100
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1 duplicate for ×300
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1 duplicate and ×1,800 for ×5
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1 | ×4,000
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×6,000
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×12,000
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×18,000
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1 duplicate for ×300
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1 duplicate and ×4,000 for ×12
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1 | ×1,250
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×1,900
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×3,800
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×5,700
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1 duplicate for ×250
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1 duplicate and ×1,250 for ×4
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1 | ×2,700
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×4,000
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×8,000
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×12,000
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1 duplicate for ×650
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1 duplicate and ×2,700 for ×8
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1 | ×20,000
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×30,000
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×60,000
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×90,000
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1 duplicate for ×1,500
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1 duplicate and ×20,000 for ×64
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List of flairs
Battle flairs
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Big Rings Flair: Blue -
Big Rings Flair: Pink -
Big Rings Flair: Purple -
Big Rings Flair: Yellow-green -
Big Rings Flair: Yellow -
Bright Stars Flair: Light blue (added April 30, 2025) -
Bright Stars Flair: Pink (added April 30, 2025) -
Bubbles Flair: Light blue -
Bubbles Flair: Pink -
Bubbles Flair: Yellow -
Bursts Flair: Orange -
Bursts Flair: Purple -
Circles Flair: Light blue -
Circles Flair: Pink (added January 30, 2025) -
Circles Flair: Purple -
Circles Flair: Yellow -
Clovers Flair (added December 17, 2024) -
Digital Squares Flair: Light blue (added January 30, 2025) -
Digital Squares Flair: Yellow-green (added March 27, 2025) -
Digital Squares Flair: Orange (added January 30, 2025) -
Digital Squares Flair: Purple (added January 30, 2025) -
Feathers Flair: Gray -
Feathers Flair: Orange -
Feathers Flair: White -
Flames Flair: Green (added March 27, 2025) -
Flames Flair: Light blue (added January 30, 2025) -
Flames Flair: Orange -
Flowers Flair: Light blue -
Flowers Flair: Orange -
Flowers Flair: Pink -
Flowers Flair: Purple -
Foliage Flair -
Glowing Ring Flair: Yellow (added April 30, 2025) -
Glowing Ring Flair: Light blue (added April 30, 2025) -
Glowing Ring Flair: Yellow-green (added April 30, 2025) -
Glowing Ring Flair: Purple (added April 30, 2025) -
Heart Outlines Flair: Light blue -
Heart Outlines Flair: Pink -
Heart Outlines Flair: Red -
Lightning Surge Flair: Green (added December 17, 2024) -
Lightning Surge Flair: Light blue -
Lightning Surge Flair: Yellow -
Linked Sparkles Flair (added February 28, 2025) -
Mini Triangles Flair: Blue -
Mini Triangles Flair: Gray -
Mini Triangles Flair: Green (added December 17, 2024) -
Mini Triangles Flair: Purple -
Music Notes Flair: Pink -
Petals Flair: Red -
Petals Flair: White -
Pikachu Silhouettes Flair -
Poké Ball Flair -
Puffs Flair: Gray -
Puffs Flair: White -
Rounded Squares Flair: Blue (added December 17, 2024) -
Rounded Squares Flair: Brown (added December 17, 2024) -
Rounded Squares Flair: Purple (added December 17, 2024) -
Rounded Squares Flair: Red (added February 28, 2025) -
Shiny Sparkles Flair (added March 27, 2025) -
Special Shiny Sparkles Flair (added March 27, 2025) -
Small Hearts Flair: Blue -
Small Hearts Flair: Orange -
Small Hearts Flair: Pink -
Small Hexagons Flair: Brown -
Small Hexagons Flair: Gray -
Small Hexagons Flair: Light blue -
Small Hexagons Flair: Purple -
Small Rocks Flair: Brown -
Small Stars Flair: Gray -
Small Stars Flair: Pink (added March 27, 2025) -
Small Stars Flair: Purple -
Small Stars Flair: Yellow -
Snowflakes Flair -
Star Outlines Flair: Light blue -
Star Outlines Flair: Purple -
Star Outlines Flair: Yellow -
Sunshine Sparkles Flair: Light blue (added April 30, 2025) -
Sunshine Sparkles Flair: Yellow (added April 30, 2025) -
Sunshine Sparkles Flair: Purple (added April 30, 2025) -
Sword Flash Flair: Green (added January 30, 2025) -
Sword Flash Flair: Light blue (added January 30, 2025) -
Sword Flash Flair: Orange (added January 30, 2025) -
Sword Flash Flair: Purple (added January 30, 2025) -
Sword Flash Flair: Yellow (added January 30, 2025) -
Tiny Twinkles Flair: Blue -
Tiny Twinkles Flair: Pink -
Tiny Twinkles Flair: Purple -
Tiny Twinkles Flair: Yellow-green -
Tiny Twinkles Flair: Yellow -
Ultra Beast Flair (added May 29, 2025) -
Special Ultra Beast Flair (added May 29, 2025)
Cosmetic flairs
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Big Hearts Flair: Pink (added May 29, 2025) -
Big Stars Flair: Yellow (added December 17, 2024) -
Bubbles Flair: Light blue -
Bubbles Flair: Pink -
Bursts Flair: Blue -
Bursts Flair: Orange -
Bursts Flair: Purple -
Diamonds Flair: Orange -
Colorless Energy Flair -
Darkness Energy Flair -
Dragon Energy Flair -
Fighting Energy Flair -
Fire Energy Flair -
Grass Energy Flair -
Lightning Energy Flair -
Metal Energy Flair -
Psychic Energy Flair -
Water Energy Flair -
Feathers Flair: Gray -
Feathers Flair: Orange -
Feathers Flair: White -
Flame Trail Flair: Orange -
Gale Flair: Yellow-green -
Heart Outlines Flair: Pink -
Lightning Surge Flair: Light blue -
Lightning Surge Flair: Yellow -
Linked Sparkles Flair (added February 28, 2025) -
Mini Triangles Flair: Blue -
Mini Triangles Flair: Gray -
Music Notes Flair: Pink -
Petals Flair: Red -
Poké Ball Flair -
Ripples Flair: Light blue -
Ripples Flair: Navy blue -
Ripples Flair: Purple -
Small Hearts Flair: Blue -
Small Hearts Flair: Pink -
Small Stars Flair: Yellow -
Snowflakes Flair (added January 30, 2025) -
Sparkles Flair: Gold -
Star Outlines Flair: Purple -
Star Outlines Flair: Yellow -
Twinkles Flair: Blue -
Twinkles Flair: Gold -
Twinkles Flair: Purple -
Ultra Beast Flair (added May 29, 2025)
Limited-time flair availability
During Mass Outbreak events, existing flairs are made available to obtain for specific cards for a limited amount of time. These flairs are not normally available for these cards outside of these events.
The following flairs have so far been made available in this manner:
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| Promo: | Promo-A | |
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