Mitsuhiro Arita
Mitsuhiro Arita has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning more than 700 illustrations. Work appears across Base, Team Rocket, and Legendary Collection, balancing character-focused staging with energetic, colorful scenes and clear, action-forward framing.
“The card features Trapinch, a small, round Pokémon with a yellow body and a distinctive head shape. It is set against a background that suggests a sandy environment, with a gradient of colors that imply a twilight sky. The illustration captures Trapinch in a stationary position, with its eyes focused forward.”
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Sand Pit
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.
