Summary

  • Redditor suggests turning Professor Oak into Bill for a retro aesthetic, sparking ideas for more flairs in the game.
  • Pokemon TCG Pocket players eagerly await trading feature, holding onto extra cards instead of spending them on cosmetics.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket players have suggested adding a flair to give the cards a retro look. With over 200 cards that players can collect, one of the most eye-catching aspects of Pokemon TCG Pocket is the card illustrations. And to make the experience a little more customized, players can also add flairs to them.

Flairs are cosmetic items available in Pokemon TCG Pocket that add simple animations, making the card more eye-catching when viewed. To unlock a flair, players must have the required Shinedust and three copies of the card they wish to obtain the flair for. Although this requirement is easy to meet with basic cards, it becomes tricky for high-rarity ones, such as ex cards. Because of this, and the simplicity of the flairs that are available in the game, it is not uncommon to see Pokemon TCG Pocket players frustrated with this aspect.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Player Recreates Mew Immersive Card Art in Gen 1 Style
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Player Recreates Mew Immersive Card Art in Gen 1 Style

A talented Pokemon TCG Pocket player turns the artwork of the Immersive Mew card into an adorable poster and shares the result.

Redditor 4Got2Flush suggested adding a flair that turns the Professor's Research card into Bill, giving the card a retro aesthetic. Professor's Research is one of the supporter cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket and features Professor Oak in his laboratory. Bill, on the other hand, is a card from the Pokemon TCG base set, and just like Professor Oak's card, it has the same effect, only with different aesthetics. The comments section approved the OP's idea, with one of the Redditors mentioning that the devs could “go all the way,” since the game already uses classic artwork.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Player Suggests Neat Idea To Make Flairs More Interesting

Another commenter said they “wouldn't be surprised” if at some point Pokemon TCG Pocket released skins, like the Marvel Snap cards, which have variants. The same Redditor also expressed concern about the idea, since the monetization of Pokemon TCG Pocket has been the subject of controversy before. Interestingly, this isn't the first idea from the community to enhance the experience with DeNA's card game. Previously, another fan shared their concept showing what it could be like if Pokemon TCG Pocket had shiny cards.

The devs have given no hint that they have plans to add new flairs to the game, which has caused players to wait for trading to arrive in Pokemon TCG Pocket instead of spending their extra cards to unlock these cosmetics. Since its release, Pokemon TCG Pocket players have eagerly awaited the addition of trading, allowing them to finally exchange their spare cards with each other to complete their collections.