Pokémon Card Artists

Mitsuhiro Arita (born 1970, Fukuoka) is a self-taught freelance illustrator who has provided art for the Pokémon TCG since its very first set in 1996. He is the artist behind the original Base Set Charizard and Pikachu — among the most icon

Ken Sugimori (born 1966) is the chief illustrator and art director of the Pokémon franchise and a longtime friend of creator Satoshi Tajiri at Game Freak. He drew the original artwork for all 151 Generation I Pokémon, defining the look of t

Kouki Saitou is a freelance illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since 2002, debuting in the Aquapolis expansion with Rapidash, Octillery, and Miltank. His style leans on realism and dynamism — often echoing the look of the anime —

Naoyo Kimura (born 1960) is one of the longest-tenured Pokémon TCG illustrators, with work dating to the early Japanese Expansion Sheet series and the classic Neo era and Southern Islands promo set. Her soft, gentle, storybook-like style al

5ban Graphics is an in-house CG art studio within Creatures, Inc. (the developer of the Pokémon TCG) whose name derives from Creatures' former address at 10 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Active since the Black & White era, the studio has ill

Yuu Nishida (西田ユウ) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who entered the Pokémon TCG after winning the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix, debuting with a Gardevoir SM-P promo. She works digitally in Clip Studio Paint on a touchscreen

Hironobu Yoshida (吉田宏信) is a graphic and Pokémon designer at Game Freak who has been part of the core Pokémon series since Pokémon Yellow in 1997, responsible for designing Legendary and Mythical Pokémon including Celebi, Rayquaza, Deoxys,

Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese graphic artist and character designer who worked at Game Freak and is celebrated as the creator of Pikachu's design — originally inspired by a daifuku sweet and later reworked around a squirrel, which gave Pikac

Kagemaru Himeno (born 1972, Kanagawa) is a Japanese writer and illustrator who has drawn Pokémon since the franchise's early years, with TCG work appearing from the Jungle expansion onward. She paints in watercolors with bright, vivid hues

AKIRA EGAWA is a Japanese freelance illustrator who began illustrating Pokémon TCG cards in 2019 with Riolu in Unified Minds. Her style emphasizes detailed textures and a deliberately 'cool' look; she has a background in 3D modeling but now

aky CG Works is a Japanese CG studio — widely believed to be an internal team at Creatures Inc., analogous to the earlier "CR CG gangs" credit — that has illustrated Pokémon TCG cards since the Sun & Moon era (debuting with a Kangaskhan-GX

Keiji Kinebuchi (1956–c.2002) was one of the original 3D/CGI artists of the Pokémon TCG, building his artwork in LightWave 3D. His instantly recognizable renders defined the look of the earliest expansions, and as the game grew he came to h

Ryuta Fuse (布施龍太) is a Japanese illustrator who debuted in the Pokémon TCG with N's Resolve in Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse. Over the Sword & Shield era he evolved from a soft airbrushed look into a richly rendered, cinematic style that makes

Naoki Saito (born 1982 in Yamagata, Japan) is a freelance digital illustrator and a graduate of Tama Art University who previously worked at Konami before going independent. He has illustrated for the Pokémon TCG since the HeartGold & SoulS

Shinji Kanda (カンダシンジ) is a Japanese illustrator based in Kyoto who debuted in the Pokémon TCG during the Sword & Shield era with commons in Brilliant Stars (2022) and quickly gained recognition for his surrealist, obsessively detailed compo

Masakazu Fukuda is a freelance illustrator who spent 11 years doing character design and main graphics at a game studio before going independent and joining the Pokémon TCG in 2004, debuting in EX FireRed & LeafGreen with Meowth, Persian, a

Miki kudo is a Pokémon TCG illustrator who has been making card art since the Generations set, debuting with a Butterfree illustration. Their work is known for a soft, cutesy style that avoids black outlines in favor of gentle colors and st

Sanosuke Sakuma is a freelance illustrator based in Kanagawa who has illustrated for the Pokémon TCG since 2013. Trained in the illustration department at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, Sakuma has produced roughly 160 main-series TCG cards

kirisAki (Japanese: きりさき) is a Japanese freelance illustrator and a female artist who has been creating Pokémon TCG art since 2013. She works in a polished, stylized character-art style and is one of the more prolific modern illustrators, w

Megumi Mizutani is a Japanese illustrator who is also an official Pokémon character designer — after working as a graphic designer at GAME FREAK she went freelance in 2014. She has designed Pokémon since Generation V and handled official ch

Ryo Ueda is a 3D illustrator for the Pokémon TCG who rose to prominence as one of the game's leading CG artists following the death of original 3D artist Keiji Kinebuchi. He debuted in EX Ruby & Sapphire with Chansey ex, Scyther ex, and Sne

Hajime Kusajima is a Japanese illustrator who worked on the Pokémon TCG from the early e-Card era onward. His style evolved notably over time: during the e-Card series he used watercolor and ink with light tones and thin outlines, then shif

kawayoo is the nickname of Yohei Kawaguchi (born 1974), a freelance digital illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since the Rising Rivals expansion. He builds each image from scratch with hundreds of digital-tablet strokes, producin

Anesaki Dynamic (姉崎ダイナミック) is a Japanese Pokémon TCG illustrator who has been contributing artwork since the XY era, debuting with Steam Siege in 2016 and going on to illustrate over 190 cards across XY, Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and Scar

KEIICHIRO ITO (イトウケイイチロウ) is a Pokemon TCG illustrator who debuted late in the Sun & Moon era with the Magmortar card in Unified Minds. He is best known for sought-after alternate-art and illustration-rare cards and has since also illustrat

takuyoa is a Japanese CG illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since 2021, breaking in through the official Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix. He works in a 2D/3D hybrid style, modeling as much as possible in 3DCG and adding

Atsushi Furusawa is a Japanese freelance illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2021. He entered the scene as a semi-finalist in the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix (his contest submission featured Chari

Hideki Ishikawa is a Japanese illustrator and character designer whose first Pokémon card was Magmar in the Generations expansion. Beyond the roughly 85+ TCG cards he has illustrated, he is a veteran game artist who has done character desig

Tomokazu Komiya (born 1973) has illustrated for the Pokémon TCG since the Japanese Expansion Sheet 1, with English cards from Neo Genesis onward. He is instantly recognizable for his deliberately deformed, loosely colored, almost childlike

Ryota Murayama is a prolific Pokemon TCG illustrator active since the XY-era Flashfire set, with work spanning dozens of sets through the Scarlet & Violet era and into Pokemon TCG Pocket. His portfolio includes cards such as Serperior ex, M

Akira Komayama (born September 15, 1981) is a freelance illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since 2010, after going independent in 2009. A highly prolific and long-running contributor, Komayama has illustrated well over 200 T

'Teeziro' (Japanese pseudonym T字路) is a Japanese illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game who got their start as a semifinalist in the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix with a Charizard piece. Debuting officially with Lycanroc

'sowsow' (born 1988) is the working name of a Japanese illustrator who joined the Pokémon Trading Card Game with the Forbidden Light expansion (debut cards Avalugg, Inkay, and Cubone). With over 110 main-series cards, sowsow is known for so

Hitoshi Ariga (born August 23, 1972) is a celebrated Japanese manga artist and character designer best known outside Pokémon for his Mega Man / Rockman manga. He began illustrating Pokémon TCG cards in 2011, and Ken Sugimori later recruited

Kyoko Umemoto (Japanese: 梅本恭子) is a Japanese female freelance illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since the early 2000s. She is a prolific, long-running contributor with roughly 176 cards to her name, and her art also extends beyo

DOM is a Pokemon TCG illustrator active since the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Jolteon from the Japanese VMAX Climax subset (later in Brilliant Stars). They have illustrated roughly 46 main-series cards plus cards for Pokemon TCG Pocke

Shin-ichi Yoshida (吉田振一) is a Japanese illustrator who contributed to the Pokémon TCG from the late 1990s through the early 2000s, working across the Team Rocket, Gym Heroes, Gym Challenge, Neo series, and the Expedition block (Expedition,

HYOGONOSUKE (ヒョーゴノスケ) is a Japanese illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since Team Up, debuting with Jirachi. His instantly recognizable style uses blocky textures and dense, saturated colors, and he is a prolific creator of drama

Aya Kusube (born 1966, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who primarily illustrates children's books, magazines, and kid-focused advertising, working in a deliberately childlike, hand-drawn style. She has been part of t

akagi (Japanese: あかぎ うんど, also romanized Akagi Undo) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who debuted in the Pokémon TCG during the Scarlet & Violet era, with their first card being a Palafin Illustration Rare in the Shiny Treasure ex set (l

GOSSAN (ごっさん) is the pen name of a Japanese illustrator who joined the Pokémon TCG around the VMAX Climax / Brilliant Stars era. They are known for dynamic, energetic full-art and V/VSTAR-style illustrations, including the striking Mewtwo V

Jiro Sasumo (さすも次郎) is a Japanese office worker and part-time illustrator who won the Grand Prize at the second Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix, which launched their professional TCG career beginning with the Sword & Shield era's

sui is the professional name of a freelance digital illustrator who has provided original art for the Pokémon TCG since the Platinum: Arceus expansion. Working in an airbrush-style digital technique, she specializes in fantasy scenes and an

Yoriyuki Ikegami (イケガミ ヨリユキ) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer who debuted in the Pokémon TCG with the special illustration rare "Gardenia's Vigor" in Crown Zenith (2023) and has since illustrated over 35 cards across the Swo

Narumi Sato (さとうなるみ) is a Pokemon TCG illustrator known for a soft watercolor style that places Pokemon in quiet, everyday scenes. She became an official Pokemon TCG illustrator in 2020 and has drawn for the game since the Shining Fates era

PLANETA Mochizuki, whose real name is Juukou Mochizuki (born December 3, 1997), is a Japanese illustrator who contributed to the Pokémon TCG under the studio credit "PLANETA Mochizuki" from the Sword & Shield era (debuting with Darkness Abl

Yuka Morii is a professional clay modeler whose Pokémon TCG illustrations are entirely sculpted: she hand-models each Pokémon in clay, paints and poses it, builds a miniature set, then photographs the scene. A graduate of Tokyo Zokei Univer

nagimiso (Japanese: 凪水そう) is a Japanese illustrator whose Pokémon TCG career began with the Double Crisis mini-set. After a roughly two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the artist returned with Burning Shadows and has been a steady presence since, w

Misa Tsutsui (筒井 海砂) is a professional Japanese illustrator (born 1970) who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since the Sun & Moon era. Her debut was the SM-P promo Tapu Lele, and she has since illustrated more than 90 cards. She maintains an a

OKACHEKE is a freelance Japanese illustrator who works across the Pokémon TCG and Pokémon animation. He got his start as a semifinalist in the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix, and made his official card debut in the Chilling Reign

Souichirou Gunjima (軍島曹一郎) is a Japanese freelance illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game who broke in through the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix, where he submitted a Metagross piece. His first official card was Indeedee

Shibuzoh. (しぶぞー) is an independent Japanese digital illustrator whose first Pokémon card was Clefairy in the Generations expansion. He has since illustrated over 100 TCG cards plus cards for Pokémon TCG Pocket, and keeps an active online pr

Kanako Eo (江尾 可奈子) is a graphic designer and long-time GAME FREAK employee (since at least 2002) who has illustrated for the Pokémon TCG since 2004. Her signature is a clean, bright, instantly recognizable 'cute' style that made her a defin

Shigenori Negishi (ネギシシゲノリ) is a Japanese illustrator based in Chigasaki who has drawn for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2011, debuting with Hitmontop in Call of Legends. A prolific contributor with around 150 main-series cards plus d

GIDORA (ぎどら) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who debuted in the Pokémon TCG with the VMAX Climax subset (2021) and has since illustrated over 130 cards across the Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet eras, as well as Pokémon TCG Pocket.

You Iribi is a Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator active since the XY-era Ancient Origins set, debuting with a Full Art Hex Maniac Supporter. Their style is dynamic, ranging from strong, smooth lines on Full Art Trainers to more painterl

KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA (押山清高) is a Japanese animator, director, and illustrator born January 3, 1982, and president of Studio Durian, known in the wider animation world for directing Flip Flappers (2016) and Look Back (2024). He debuted in the P

Hasuno (はすの) is a Japanese illustrator for the Pokémon TCG, active since the Generations expansion. Their work tends toward detailed, atmospheric, painterly character pieces — exemplified by their Volcanion artwork. An active commission art

Yukiko Baba is a Japanese printmaker and illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Neo era (around 1998). Her early work is beloved for a sketchy, abstract, hand-painted style with vague atmospheric backgrounds and charmi

Toshinao Aoki is a veteran Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator whose first card, Surfing Pikachu, was made for the Japan Railways Group Train Rally in August 1997. He contributed sporadically through the EX FireRed & LeafGreen era, then a

saino misaki is a Japanese Pokemon TCG illustrator active since the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Flaaffy and Mimikyu V from the Japanese VMAX Climax subset (printed in English Brilliant Stars). They have illustrated around 40+ main-ser

Hikaru Koike (小池光) is a Japanese illustrator who worked on the Pokémon TCG from the Neo-era Gym Challenge set through the mid-2000s EX series, contributing approximately 49–55 cards across sets including Aquapolis, Skyridge, EX Sandstorm, E

Mizue is a cartoonist and illustrator who, after working as a designer at a game company, went freelance and has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since 2011. Her work is known for soft pastel palettes, gradients, intense lighting, and dynamic

Saya Tsuruta is a Japanese designer and illustrator who works on both the Pokémon video games and the Trading Card Game, having graduated from Tama Art University. She is one of the TCG's most prolific and beloved artists, known for clean,

Taira Akitsu (秋津 たいら) is an Osaka-based Japanese illustrator who joined the Pokémon TCG with the Sword & Shield base set in 2020. Though a relative newcomer, they quickly became known for striking Full Art Trainer Supporter cards, contribut

Sumiyoshi Kizuki (Japanese: 木月すみよし, born 1967) is a veteran Japanese illustrator and picture-book artist who has worked on the Pokémon TCG since the 1990s. She is instantly recognizable for her soft, gentle, crayon- and pastel-like look tha

Saboteri is a modern Pokemon TCG illustrator who broke in through the official fan-art pipeline, first submitting work (as 'savoteri') to the 2022 TCG Illustration Contest where their Scizor piece reached semi-finalist status. Their first o

kantaro is a Japanese illustrator who has contributed artwork to the Pokemon Trading Card Game since 2022, debuting with Colress's Experiment in the Crown Zenith expansion. They are an active Scarlet & Violet-era artist who aims to convey t

Shiburingaru is a Pokemon TCG illustrator whose first official card was the Acerola's Premonition Trainer card from Brilliant Stars. Before going official, they reached semifinalist status in the 2nd Pokemon Card Game Illustration Grand Pri

Midori Harada is a Pokémon illustrator who has worked on franchise products since 1996 and joined the TCG with Cubone, Eevee, and Houndour in the Aquapolis expansion. She is best known for a serene, painterly style she calls 'Aire Verte,' d

Oswaldo KATO is a Brazilian illustrator, born in São Paulo, who became one of the standout modern Pokémon TCG artists after debuting in 2021. He is known for cinematic, atmospheric, storytelling-driven artwork, and made an immediate splash

Shizurow is a Japanese 3D CG designer and illustrator who has worked on the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2006, debuting with the EX Crystal Guardians set. A graduate of the Japanese-art department of Kyoto Seika University, she worked at

Eske Yoshinob is a Japanese freelance illustrator and programmer who has created Pokémon TCG art since 2011. With a background in 3D CG, he blends 2D and 3D techniques and is known for dynamic art full of forward motion and slightly exagger

MAHOU (まほう) is a Japanese Pokémon TCG illustrator working on the game since 2008, when their debut cards Sentret and Furret appeared in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion. Active across both the main TCG and Pokémon TCG Pocket, they have

TOKIYA (real name Tokiya Sakuba, 作場季野; born 1983 in Tokyo) is a freelance digital illustrator who has drawn for the Pokemon TCG since the Platinum-era Arceus expansion in 2009. Their work is distinctly surreal and atmospheric, built up digi

matazo (またぞう) is a Japanese illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Scarlet & Violet era, debuting with the Obsidian Flames expansion and going on to illustrate over 35 cards across sets including Night Wanderer, Stella

Shin Nagasawa is a freelance illustrator who worked as a graphic designer at Square for several years before going independent in 2000 and joining the Pokémon TCG. His card art debuted in the Supreme Victors expansion with Dragonite FB and

Shinya Komatsu (コマツシンヤ) is a Japanese illustrator who began contributing to the Pokémon TCG in the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Octillery in Brilliant Stars and quickly gaining recognition for a Machamp V Alternate Art in Astral Radian

'kodama' (小玉) is the working name of a Japanese illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game whose first card was Gastly in the Generations expansion. With around 95+ main-series cards plus a notable run in TCG Pocket, kodama is a steady,

Saki Hayashiro (はやしろ咲) is a Japanese illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Ninetales V in Rebel Clash. Known for a soft, painterly style with distinctive compositional choices, Hayash

Satoshi Shirai is a freelance 3D CG illustrator who began creating artwork for the Pokemon Trading Card Game in 2012 while enrolled at Kyoto Seika University. He specializes in 3D computer-graphics renderings of Pokemon and is also active a

N-DESIGN Inc. is not an individual but a Tokyo-based VFX and CG design studio (founded May 1, 2001) that produces fully 3D-rendered artwork for the Pokémon TCG. They specialize in the slick, metallic, computer-generated card art used for ma

chibi is a Japanese Pokemon TCG illustrator active since the XY era, debuting with an Azelf XY Black Star Promo. They have illustrated around 43 main-series cards plus cards for Pokemon TCG Pocket, and run a Japanese Twitter account (@chibi

Eri Yamaki (やまきえり) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the XY Generations expansion, with around 45 cards illustrated across the Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and Scarlet & Violet eras, as well as

Tetsuya koizumi is a Pokémon TCG illustrator who has been creating card art since the Sun & Moon-era Burning Shadows set. Their credited cards span sets including Shiny Star V, Fusion Arts, and Start Deck 100, with subjects ranging from Sco

Ayaka Yoshida (Japanese: ヨシダアヤカ) is a Japanese Pokémon TCG illustrator and a former member of the design studio 5ban Graphics. She has been creating card art since the Call of Legends expansion, with roughly 100+ illustrations across the ga

Taiga Kasai (カサイタイガ) is a Japanese digital illustrator who entered the Pokémon TCG through the 2022 Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest, where his Greninja artwork earned First Runner-up in Japan and became his first official car

Tika Matsuno is a Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator who made her debut in the Sword & Shield-era Darkness Ablaze expansion (2020) and has remained active into the Scarlet & Violet era, with around 50 TCG cards plus work for Pokemon TCG

Miki Tanaka (born September 22) is a veteran Pokémon TCG illustrator whose first card was Slowpoke in the Fossil expansion (1999). Her early work is recognizable for a minimalist, cartoony, almost cardboard-cutout look that stood out in the

'match' is the pseudonym of a Japanese digital illustrator who has drawn for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2009, debuting in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion. Working entirely digitally with a graphics tablet, match is recognized

PLANETA Tsuji is a Japanese 3D CG illustrator (real name Ryosuke Tsuji) at the Tokyo-based studio PLANETA, who began contributing to the Pokémon TCG with the SM Black Star Promo Porygon-Z-GX and has since illustrated cards across the Sun &

Daisuke Ito is a Japanese illustrator who contributed artwork to the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Diamond & Pearl era, beginning with a promotional Palkia card. Active across sets including Mysterious Treasures, Secret Wonders, Grea

Suwama Chiaki (諏訪 ちあき) is a veteran female illustrator for the Pokémon TCG known for soft shading and gentle, light color palettes — a delicate, watercolor-like style often compared to that of Pokémon designer Atsuko Nishida. She was a stea

NC Empire is a Japanese creative unit working mainly in pop and hardcore illustration and graphic design, with a broad communication-design practice spanning logos, CI/BI, and promotion. In the Pokemon Trading Card Game they are known for b

Pani Kobayashi (小林ぱに, born in Hakodate, Japan) is a freelance illustrator and painter who began contributing to the Pokémon TCG in 2019 with a Cottonee card in the Cosmic Eclipse set. Her style bridges traditional and digital media — she al

PLANETA Igarashi is the TCG credit name for Kazuya Igarashi, an illustrator employed at PLANETA — a Japanese 3D CG design studio — since the studio's founding in 2011. He began receiving individual card credits starting with the Sun & Moon:

PLANETA is a Japanese 3D CG illustration studio founded by Hideaki Hakozaki in September 2011 and based in Higashi-nihombashi, Tokyo, credited collectively on Pokémon TCG cards beginning with the XY Flashfire expansion. The studio specializ

Kent Kanetsuna (金綱賢人) is a Japanese Pokemon TCG illustrator active from the Diamond & Pearl era through the Black & White era, whose work is distinctive for being rendered entirely from 3D models rather than traditional painting. Their firs

Mina Nakai (ナカイミナ / 中井美菜) is a Japanese illustrator whose first Pokémon card was Machop in the Generations expansion. She has illustrated roughly 85+ TCG cards plus a couple dozen for Pokémon TCG Pocket, including recent box-legendary art s

K. Hoshiba (Japanese: 保志場慶, Kei Hoshiba) is a Japanese 3D graphic designer who contributed to the Pokémon TCG beginning with the Neo Genesis set, illustrating cards that feature polished 3D Pokémon models rendered with dynamic lighting and

ryoma uratsuka (Japanese: うらつかりょうま) is a Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator who debuted with Drifloon in the Sun & Moon-era Unified Minds expansion (2019) and has remained active through the Scarlet & Violet era. They have illustrated ro

Nisota Niso (にそにそ太) is a Pokemon TCG illustrator who has drawn for the game since the Brilliant Stars set in the Sword & Shield era. Before working officially, they were a semifinalist in the 2nd Pokemon Card Game Illustration competition,

kurumitsu (Japanese: くるみつ) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Dedenne in the Brilliant Stars expansion (2022) and going on to illustrate over 40 cards acros

Toyste Beach is not an individual but a game and video development studio based in Sapporo, Japan, that has contributed Pokémon TCG artwork since the Boundaries Crossed expansion (2012). Its artists work in both 3D CG and digital 2D, and th

hncl (also styled 'hungry_clicker'; Japanese: はんくり) is a modern Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator who debuted with Lucario VSTAR among the Sword & Shield Black Star Promos and works mainly in the Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet eras

Jerky (also seen as Banana Jerky) is a Japanese freelance illustrator whose Pokémon TCG work began with Lumineon V in Crown Zenith. Their style is recognized for vibrant, high-contrast color blocking and a playful, papercraft-like quality w

Yusuke Ohmura (born July 6, 1981) is a Japanese illustrator and former Game Freak designer who has illustrated for the Pokemon Trading Card Game since the Diamond & Pearl-era Mysterious Treasures expansion, with roughly 51 cards (about 70 i

Wataru Kawahara is a Japanese illustrator who contributed to the Pokémon TCG primarily during the Platinum and HeartGold & SoulSilver eras (2009–2011), debuting with the Beat of the Frontier expansion and its accompanying deck kit. Their no

Uta is a Japanese illustrator (working under a single mononym/pen name) who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Cosmic Eclipse expansion. Their debut card was Ponyta, and they have since illustrated around 60 cards, including piece

0313 (read 'Zero San Ichisan') is a Pokemon TCG illustrator who works under a numeric handle and has drawn for the game since the Sun & Moon era's Guardians Rising set. The community describes them as a former DTP (print/design) operator tu

Nakaoka is a Japanese Pokemon TCG illustrator whose roughly 54 cards span the early-to-mid 2000s, from Team Rocket-era reprints through the Diamond & Pearl period. Their credits include legendary-Pokemon cards such as Dialga and Palkia LV.X

PLANETA Yamashita is an illustrator at PLANETA, a Tokyo-based Japanese CG design studio founded in 2011 that specializes in 3D computer-generated imagery. Active in the Pokémon TCG since the Fusion Strike expansion (2021), they have illustr

Tetsu Kayama (香山哲) is a Japanese illustrator and manga creator who debuted in the Pokémon TCG with the Scarlet & Violet—Obsidian Flames expansion in 2023, contributing Lunatone and Solrock before expanding across the 151, Paradox Rift, and

N-DESIGN Inc. is not an individual but a Tokyo-based VFX and CG design studio (founded May 1, 2001) that produces fully 3D-rendered artwork for the Pokémon TCG. They specialize in the slick, metallic, computer-generated card art used for ma

yuu (裕, Twitter/X: @youcapriccio) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who debuted in the Pokémon TCG with the Sword & Shield era and has continued into the Scarlet & Violet era, illustrating approximately 44 cards across sets such as Silver

Hisao Nakamura is a long-running Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator who has contributed artwork since the e-Card-era Aquapolis set (early 2000s). His credits span many classic 2000s expansions including Aquapolis, Dragon, Deoxys, Holon P

Kazuyuki Kano (狩野和之) is a Japanese illustrator who contributed to the Pokémon TCG during the Diamond & Pearl era, with credits across Mysterious Treasures, Secret Wonders, DP Promos, and POP Series 6 and 7. Their portfolio of roughly 43 car

Takeshi Nakamura (中村豪志) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who graduated from the Osaka University of Arts and transitioned to illustration after working as an industrial designer at an electronics manufacturer. He debuted in the Pokémon T

Satoma (さとま) is a Tokyo-based Japanese illustrator and animator who graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts and serves as a part-time lecturer at Kyoto University of the Arts. They entered the Pokémon TCG aft

"Big Mama" Tagawa, real name Yoshiyuki Tagawa (田川喜之), is a graphic designer at Creatures, Inc. who illustrated Pokemon TCG cards from the original era through the early 2000s (roughly Base Set through Aquapolis). Almost all of their TCG wor

Kurata So (Japanese: 倉田窓) is a Japanese illustrator based in Kyoto who began contributing to the Pokémon Trading Card Game with the Crown Zenith expansion in 2023. Active across the Scarlet & Violet era and Japanese-exclusive sets such as B

Takumi Akabane (赤羽卓美) is a Japanese game designer and one of the founding creators of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, co-developing it alongside Tsunekazu Ishihara and Kouichi Ooyama at Creatures, Inc. As the TCG's creative director from 200

AYUMI ODASHIMA (小田島歩) is a Japanese illustrator who has drawn for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since the Chilling Reign expansion. Rather than Pokémon themselves, Odashima specializes in Trainer, Item, and Stadium cards — rendering objects

Scav is an illustrator who has worked on the Pokemon Trading Card Game since the Sword & Shield-era Brilliant Stars set (2022), making them a modern Scarlet & Violet-era artist. They have illustrated several dozen cards across the main TCG

Masako Yamashita (山下雅子) is a Japanese Pokémon TCG illustrator who has been contributing to the card game since the late 1990s, with her earliest work appearing in the Japanese Expansion Sheet Series 3 and her English debut in the Neo Revela

OKUBO is a Japanese Pokémon TCG illustrator who debuted in the Scarlet & Violet era with Obsidian Flames (2023) and has since illustrated cards across numerous sets including Paradox Rift, Temporal Forces, Twilight Masquerade, Surging Spark

Sadaji is a Pokémon TCG illustrator who debuted with the Sun & Moon-era Unbroken Bonds expansion. While they have illustrated a few Pokémon-GX and Pokémon V cards, they are best known for their Item (Trainer) cards, particularly the gold-et

Yoshinobu Saito (斉藤幸延) is a Japanese illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon Trading Card Game since the XY era, debuting with cards in the XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune and continuing through the Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield

Tomomi Ozaki (Japanese: 尾崎智美) is a Japanese illustrator who joined the Pokémon TCG with her debut card Roselia in the Temporal Forces expansion (2024), bringing a background as an animation designer at WIT Studio on productions including Gu

Lee HyunJung (Korean: 이현정) is a Korean Pokémon artist and former senior designer at GAME FREAK (April 2006–December 2018), where she contributed character design and 3D modeling across multiple mainline generations and is credited as the de

hatachu is a Japanese 3D CG illustrator who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since 2012, debuting with a Charizard card in the Black & White—Boundaries Crossed expansion. Known for a passion for Dragon-type Pokémon and a self-described fo

Asako Ito (伊東亜沙子) is a Japanese illustrator from Miyagi Prefecture who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Sun & Moon era, debuting with Poliwag in the base Sun & Moon set. She is uniquely distinguished among Pokémon card artists f

otumami (おつまみ) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who has worked across multiple Pokemon media. Their first TCG card was Clawitzer from Forbidden Light, and they have illustrated roughly 46 cards. Beyond the TCG, otumami served as a concep

SATOSHI NAKAI is a Pokemon Trading Card Game illustrator who debuted with Whirlipede in the Sun & Moon-era Burning Shadows expansion (2017) and has remained active into the Scarlet & Violet era, illustrating around 59 cards plus work for Po

Studio Bora Inc. (スタジオ ボーラ株式会社) is a Tokyo-based CG design and production company founded in April 2006, known for illustrating Trainer and Item cards in the Pokémon TCG. The studio debuted in the Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism expansion and has si

Sachiko Adachi (あだちさちこ) is a Japanese 3D modeling artist who has illustrated Pokémon TCG cards since 2004, debuting with EX Team Rocket Returns and contributing to sets spanning the EX, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and BW eras. Her work is instant

Kazuaki Aihara is a Pokémon TCG illustrator who contributed to the Diamond & Pearl era, with all known card illustrations appearing in the Legends Awakened set (2008). Their work focuses on legendary and mythical Pokémon — including Giratin

Kazumasa Yasukuni (安國一将) is a Japanese illustrator who joined the Pokémon TCG with his first official card in the Twilight Masquerade expansion, going on to illustrate approximately 29 cards across the main TCG and Pokémon TCG Pocket. He is

Sekio is a Japanese illustrator (working under a pen name) who has contributed to the Pokémon TCG since the Guardians Rising expansion. Their work is noted for expressive, energy-charged character pieces — such as a Meloetta wrapped in a pu

MARINA Chikazawa (Japanese: 近澤マリナ) is a Japanese freelance illustrator who joined the Pokémon TCG after winning a Judges' Award at the Pokémon Card Illustration Contest 2022, with a Charizard entry submitted under the pseudonym Nanaü. She m

Yuya Oka (おかゆうや) is a Japanese Pokemon TCG illustrator active since the Sword & Shield era, debuting with a Snorlax SWSH Black Star Promo. They have illustrated around 43 main-series cards plus a few for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Oka appeared as

Nagomi Nijo (二条和水) is a Japanese illustrator who began contributing to the Pokémon TCG in the Sword & Shield era, debuting with Porygon2 in Chilling Reign after being a semifinalist in the 2019 Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix. Kno

inose yukie (Japanese: イノセユキエ) is a Japanese illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game whose debut card, Beastite, appeared in the Cosmic Eclipse expansion. Specializing almost exclusively in Trainer and Pokémon Tool cards—depicting equ