hatachu

Pokémon card illustrator

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 focus on depicting "a world where mellow dragons live," their work spans multiple eras from Black & White through Scarlet & Violet and includes notable cards such as Kingdra, Dragonite, Latios, Zekrom, and Registeel. hatachu also illustrates for other card games including Gundam TryAge and Yo-Kai Watch, and works professionally in 3D CG production and instruction.