Browse cards by artist
Every Pokémon card is illustrated by a named artist. Search for any illustrator, or explore some of the most loved below.
Illustrators worth exploring
- Mitsuhiro AritaThe legend — Base Set Charizard and 30 years of icons.
- Ken SugimoriPokémon's original designer; the most prolific TCG artist.
- Kagemaru HimenoBeloved since Jungle; soft, vivid, unmistakable.
- Yuka MoriiThe clay-sculpture artist.
- Atsuko NishidaA co-creator of Pikachu itself; Pokémon design royalty.
- Kouki SaitouAstonishingly prolific; his art is everywhere you look.
- TOKIYAA polished, striking modern style.
- Tomokazu KomiyaA veteran hand behind decades of cards.
- Masakazu FukudaPainted some of the classic Gold Star chase cards.
- Naoki SaitoContest champion turned modern illustration-rare favourite.
- kawayooDynamic, energetic art full of motion.
- Akira EgawaThe black-and-gold Tera Charizard from Obsidian Flames is his.
- Shin NagasawaManga-charged motion that bursts out of the frame.
- Saya TsurutaA warm, appealing modern illustrator.
- Naoyo KimuraQuietly drawing lovely cards since 1998.
- Hitoshi ArigaA manga artist's energy — he's even drawn Mega Man.
- Megumi MizutaniSoft, gentle art with a delicate touch.
- SowsowA contemporary, anime-influenced modern style.
- PLANETA MochizukiModern Ultra Rare specialist; the Silver Tempest Lugia VSTAR is theirs.
- Narumi SatoA contest winner's soft, everyday-life watercolours.
- Ayaka YoshidaFrom 5ban Graphics to her own delicate style.
- 5ban GraphicsThe CG studio behind countless ultra-rare full arts.
- Shinji KandaDeep inky blacks and packed detail — his Lost Origin Giratina is a modern masterpiece.
- KEIICHIRO ITOThe artist behind "Moonbreon," the most chased modern card there is.
- Asako ItoShe crochets her Pokémon as yarn dolls and photographs them — cult favourites.
- Tika MatsunoSoft, pastel and unashamedly cute — the cheeriest cards in the game.
- nagimisoBusy, best-loved modern artist with a gift for expressive Trainer cards.
- AmelicartWon a prize invented just for him — clean, flat, lineless warmth.
- HYOGONOSUKEDrew nine illustration rares that join into one hidden 3x3 mural.
- aky CG WorksThe CG studio behind the shiny Charizard VMAX from Shining Fates.
- Souichirou GunjimaA contest-winning fan turned prolific modern illustrator.
- Ryo Ueda400+ cards and two decades of quiet, reliable excellence.
- Midori HaradaHer "Aire Verte" style — oil-soft landscapes you could frame.
- Anesaki DynamicThe Evolving Skies Rayquaza VMAX — and half the Sword & Shield box art.
- MizueA cartoonist's eye for storytelling in a single frame.
- Toyste BeachNot a person — a prolific 3D CG studio behind countless cards.
- Miki TanakaIllustrating Pokémon cards since 1997 — true old-guard.
- Iori SuzukiNewcomer with Fire Emblem pedigree — saturated, fantasy-rich art.
- so-taroSmall catalogue, big following — quality over quantity since 2017.
- Sanosuke SakumaProlific since 2013 — the popular Iono trainer card is hers.
- TeeziroMakes new cards look like ancient artefacts — the Hydrapple mural.
- Kazumasa YasukuniAll drama and energy — bold, dynamic, hero-shot framing.
- satomaArt-school talent behind the northern-lights Cresselia from Shrouded Fable.
- KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMAAn actual anime director — cards like film frames, full of jokes and motion.
- Nisota NisoFifty-plus modern cards; you already own a few without realising.
- saino misakiWarm, storybook charm — that Paldea Adventure Chest Pikachu.
- Taiga KasaiAnnounced themselves with a menacing Houndoom full art.
- Hideki IshikawaVeteran of 100+ cards, best known for the joyful 2020 promo Pikachu.
- Aya KusubePicture-book illustrator drawing warm, storybook Pokémon since 1998.
- suiQuiet workhorse since 2009, with range far beyond Pokémon.
- Akira KomayamaOne of the most prolific illustrators in the game — 200+ cards.
- Sumiyoshi KizukiOld-guard since 1997, bringing picture-book craft to the cards.
