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AF Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex · Destined Rivals · 2025
Illustrator 2019 – 2025

Atsushi Furusawa

Atsushi Furusawa has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2019 to 2025, spanning Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases. The work leans colorful and anime-adjacent, with playful moods, vibrant palettes, and balanced compositions that still read as dynamic.

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Main period
2019 – 2025
Cards illustrated
41
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$409.76
Dragonite V · 2021
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About the artist

Credited from 2019 through 2025, Atsushi Furusawa’s Pokémon TCG work appears across Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet era releases, including SWSH Black Star Promos, Evolving Skies, and Paldea Evolved. With dozens of cards in circulation, the credits show steady coverage across multiple sets and card types, including Trainer cards.

Across the catalog, Furusawa’s illustrations favor vibrant color palettes—often warm or softly pastel—paired with a cheerful, lighthearted mood. Compositions tend to stay balanced while still feeling action-forward, frequently using foreground emphasis and clear character staging to keep the read immediate. A representative highlight is Ethan's Ho-Oh ex. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa is Dragonite V.

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Best cards by Atsushi Furusawa

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

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Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex

Destined Rivals

Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex 2025
Mewtwo

Crown Zenith

Mewtwo 2023
Pikachu

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Pikachu 2023
Pikachu

Lost Origin Trainer Gallery

Pikachu 2022
Dawn

Phantasmal Flames

Dawn 2025
Lana’s Aid

Twilight Masquerade

Lana’s Aid 2024
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Atsushi Furusawa’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Atsushi Furusawa’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Lightning
    8
  2. Water
    7
  3. Colorless
    5
  4. Psychic
    5
  5. Fire
    5
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Iconic cards

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

Dragonite V

Dragonite V

Evolving Skies 2021
Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex

Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex

Destined Rivals 2025
Vaporeon VMAX

Vaporeon VMAX

SWSH Black Star Promos 2019
Zeraora V

Zeraora V

Chilling Reign 2021
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The full archive

12 of 41 cards · every credit, every era.

Dawn

Phantasmal Flames

Dawn 2025
Cheren

White Flare

Cheren 2025
Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex

Destined Rivals

Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex 2025
Lana’s Aid

Twilight Masquerade

Lana’s Aid 2024
Lana’s Aid

Twilight Masquerade

Lana’s Aid 2024
Reuniclus

Temporal Forces

Reuniclus 2024
Shaymin

Temporal Forces

Shaymin 2024
Armarouge

Paldean Fates

Armarouge 2024
Pawmot

Paldean Fates

Pawmot 2024
Joltik

Paradox Rift

Joltik 2023
Professor Turo’s Scenario

Paradox Rift

Professor Turo’s Scenario 2023
Arcanine

151

Arcanine 2023