The artists behind Pokémon cards
Every Pokémon card is signed. The name in the bottom corner is the illustrator's, and for a share of collectors it is the main collecting criterion — they are not looking for a Charizard, they are looking for an Arita. Here are the 137 most prolific artists in the catalogue, with what their cards are worth.
Price my card freeIndicative prices: TCGplayer market price pulled daily. These are raw-card prices, not graded.
5ban Graphics1621 cards · 2011-2026$1,250
Ken Sugimori1097 cards · 1999-2022$1,500
Mitsuhiro Arita722 cards · 1999-2026$1,500
Kagemaru Himeno652 cards · 1999-2026$950
Kouki Saitou646 cards · 2003-2026$3,000
Masakazu Fukuda463 cards · 2003-2024$9,200
Ryo Ueda456 cards · 2003-2023$1,080
Atsuko Nishida402 cards · 1999-2026$701
Midori Harada348 cards · 2003-2024$2,156
Shin Nagasawa301 cards · 2009-2025$92.66
Toyste Beach291 cards · 2011-2026$1,344
Naoki Saito260 cards · 2010-2026$1,000
Naoyo Kimura253 cards · 2000-2026$1,001
Tomokazu Komiya246 cards · 1999-2025$200
Akira Komayama238 cards · 2011-2026$800
kawayoo210 cards · 2009-2026$488
Keiji Kinebuchi207 cards · 1999-2018$725
Hajime Kusajima206 cards · 1999-2018$1,572
Sumiyoshi Kizuki205 cards · 1999-2026$253
Yuka Morii202 cards · 2001-2026$388
Miki Tanaka194 cards · 1999-2026$358
sui190 cards · 2009-2026$357
kirisAki186 cards · 2013-2026$308
Mizue183 cards · 2011-2025$100
Eske Yoshinob175 cards · 2011-2025$274
aky CG Works173 cards · 2017-2026$242
Kyoko Umemoto172 cards · 2002-2025$510
Sanosuke Sakuma162 cards · 2013-2026$3,917
nagimiso156 cards · 2015-2026$645
Shigenori Negishi152 cards · 2011-2025$382
Yukiko Baba152 cards · 2001-2026$700
Hitoshi Ariga152 cards · 2013-2026$240
match143 cards · 2010-2018$85.10
PLANETA Mochizuki140 cards · 2019-2025$108
Anesaki Dynamic138 cards · 2016-2026$1,279
Megumi Mizutani130 cards · 2012-2026$475
Ayaka Yoshida128 cards · 2011-2026$650
Aya Kusube126 cards · 2001-2026$750
Saya Tsuruta122 cards · 2007-2026$150
MAHOU120 cards · 2010-2024$259
sowsow110 cards · 2018-2026$1,027
Suwama Chiaki103 cards · 2006-2020$65.03
Ryuta Fuse101 cards · 2017-2026$481
Shibuzoh.100 cards · 2016-2026$284
Hideki Ishikawa99 cards · 2016-2026$373
Studio Bora Inc.99 cards · 2018-2026$45.34
Kanako Eo97 cards · 2005-2019$221
Misa Tsutsui95 cards · 2017-2026$25.14
TOKIYA93 cards · 2009-2020$413
kodama93 cards · 2016-2026$355
Souichirou Gunjima90 cards · 2019-2026$103
PLANETA Tsuji88 cards · 2017-2025$46.21
Oswaldo KATO88 cards · 2019-2026$84.40
AKIRA EGAWA84 cards · 2019-2026$290
Mina Nakai81 cards · 2016-2026$22.04
Shizurow80 cards · 2006-2021$1,000
HYOGONOSUKE78 cards · 2017-2026$382
Kent Kanetsuna75 cards · 2007-2021$353
Hasuno75 cards · 2013-2026$128
Teeziro73 cards · 2019-2026$379
N-DESIGN Inc.73 cards · 2019-2025$54.74
Hisao Nakamura71 cards · 2003-2018$322
takuyoa71 cards · 2019-2026$603
OKACHEKE67 cards · 2019-2026$79.50
Yuu Nishida66 cards · 2019-2026$198
GIDORA64 cards · 2019-2026$159
tetsuya koizumi63 cards · 2017-2021$375
031362 cards · 2017-2026$37.75
Toshinao Aoki61 cards · 1999-2026$389
Yusuke Ohmura61 cards · 2007-2022$180
GOSSAN61 cards · 2019-2026$237
miki kudo59 cards · 2016-2026$323
Yoshinobu Saito57 cards · 2013-2023$74.11
Ryota Murayama56 cards · 2014-2025$276
Taira Akitsu56 cards · 2019-2026$384
KEIICHIRO ITO55 cards · 2019-2026$2,265
Uta54 cards · 2019-2026$72.91
Takumi Akabane52 cards · 2000-2009$44.99
Satoshi Shirai51 cards · 2012-2024$51.65
Shin-ichi Yoshikawa51 cards · 2002-2008$999
Tika Matsuno50 cards · 2019-2026$93.64
You Iribi49 cards · 2013-2025$234
Shin-ichi Yoshida49 cards · 1999-2021$2,400
Daisuke Ito48 cards · 2007-2008$138
Narumi Sato47 cards · 2019-2026$317
Hikaru Koike46 cards · 2000-2006$2,500
sadaji46 cards · 2017-2023$141
Atsushi Furusawa46 cards · 2019-2026$506
Nakaoka45 cards · 2003-2007$197
PLANETA Igarashi45 cards · 2017-2025$240
otumami45 cards · 2018-2024$10.71
PLANETA45 cards · 2013-2017$57.94
Nisota Niso45 cards · 2019-2026$29.47
chibi42 cards · 2013-2026$396
Sachiko Adachi42 cards · 2004-2019$24.72
Saki Hayashiro41 cards · 2019-2024$142
DOM41 cards · 2019-2026$402
Eri Yamaki40 cards · 2016-2026$13.37
Pani Kobayashi40 cards · 2019-2026$79.72
saino misaki39 cards · 2019-2026$81.90
Hironobu Yoshida38 cards · 1999-2018$1,801
NC Empire38 cards · 2017-2026$621
Shiburingaru38 cards · 2019-2026$82.47
Jerky38 cards · 2023-2026$20.63
Wataru Kawahara36 cards · 2007-2011$451
Asako Ito36 cards · 2017-2026$43.16
kurumitsu35 cards · 2019-2026$17.90
Scav35 cards · 2022-2026$16.23
Katsura Tabata34 cards · 2002-2018$677
Hideaki Hakozaki34 cards · 2010-2012$668
Hiromichi Sugiyama33 cards · 1999-2018$500
yuu33 cards · 2022-2026$14.19
hatachu32 cards · 2012-2024$77.09
kantaro32 cards · 2023-2026$43.25
hncl32 cards · 2019-2026$29.29
Lee HyunJung31 cards · 2007-2026$95.07
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA31 cards · 2019-2024$77.32
Jiro Sasumo30 cards · 2022-2026$85.74
Kazuyuki Kano27 cards · 2007-2008$376
CR CG gangs27 cards · 2001-2002$84.99
OOYAMA26 cards · 2013-2025$904
Yumi25 cards · 2016-2021$10.87
Masako Yamashita23 cards · 2001-2018$87.50
Kimiya Masago23 cards · 2001-2006$1,250
Milky Isobe23 cards · 2000-2010$159
Shinji Kanda23 cards · 2019-2026$851
Kurata So22 cards · 2023-2026$31.76
akagi22 cards · 2023-2026$317
PLANETA Yamashita21 cards · 2019-2025$19.93
Gemi21 cards · 2023-2026$65.73
OKUBO21 cards · 2022-2026$43.42
Saboteri21 cards · 2024-2026$34.82
Keiko Fukuyama20 cards · 2001-2003$645
ConceptLab20 cards · 2019-2019$245
aoki20 cards · 2019-2026$51.54
Nelnal20 cards · 2023-2026$47.78
Tetsu Kayama20 cards · 2023-2026$20.67