A Pokémon archivist explains how newly-uncovered scans show Ken Sugimori's original designs. + By Logan Plant Posted April 19, 2023, 4:57 a.m.

A Pokemon fan goes to a yard sale and makes an incredible discovery, and is impressed by the acquisitions they managed to make.

More interestingly, Ken Sugimori, the illustrator for the Pokémon game's original artwork, stated in an interview with Nintendo Dream in January 2011 (translated by Dr. Lava) that Audino was ...

Plans for Flygon getting a Mega Evolution stems back to "Pokémon X and Y," but was ultimately canceled when Ken Sugimori, the official artwork illustrator of "Pokémon" games, faced a creative block on ...

The Pokémon brand is co-owned by Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, but Game Freak⁠—particularly its co-founders, Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori⁠—created the property.

That is exactly the case with Dark Charizard from the Team Rocket set, with its gorgeous Ken Sugimori art. This card puts the beloved dragon wannabe in a badass pose and gives it an edgier look.

Why try to make old new? Artist Ken Aptekar’s answer: “Only by talking back to paintings do they start to come alive.” Aptekar, born and raised in Detroit, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the ...

Imagine a world in which someone took Ken Sugimori’s original Pokémon art and brought it to life with animation. And then, in this wonderful idyll, someone took inspiration from this fanart ...

A solo developer known for creature-collector RPGs is in the early stages of making a new 3D game inspired by some viral Pokemon fan art, itself based on Ken Sugimori's original trading card game ...

4 Legendary Pokémon artist Ken Sugimori rarely signs cards and is a virtual recluse in his native Japan making Blecher's card all the more valuable Credit: YouTube/Game Freak 4 ...

With Pokémon cards, which Nintendo released under the art direction of Ken Sugimori in 1996, the image appears glossy and computer-enhanced, the layout balancing artwork and gameplay information.