Apios — signature work
A Venipede · Black Bolt · 2025
Illustrator 2025

Apios

Apios is credited on Pokémon TCG cards in 2025, with three known illustrations appearing in Scarlet & Violet’s Black Bolt. The work is defined by whimsical, playful imagery, dynamic compositions, and vibrant palettes that stay soft and earthy at the edges.

Main period
2025
Cards illustrated
3
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$6.50
Venipede · 2025
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About the artist

Apios is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards in 2025. In this dataset, three known illustrations appear in the Scarlet & Violet series, all within Black Bolt, spanning Psychic- and Darkness-type subjects including Elgyem, Beheeyem, and Venipede.

The illustrations combine a whimsical, lightly cartoonish approach with a clear, illustrative finish. Compositions tend toward dynamic staging while remaining balanced and readable, with simple structures that keep the focus on character. Color is consistently vibrant, tempered by soft, earthy, and natural tones that support a playful, lighthearted mood, with occasional hints of calm or mystery. A representative card is Venipede.

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Best cards by Apios

Curated reading of the corpus — composition, atmosphere, and lasting standing.

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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Apios’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Apios’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    2
  2. Darkness
    1
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Iconic cards

Cards that travel beyond the archive — defining works, frequently cited.

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The full archive

3 of 3 cards · every credit, every era.