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Benimaru Itoh — signature work
BI Brock’s Onix · Gym Heroes · 2000
Illustrator 1999 – 2000

Benimaru Itoh

Benimaru Itoh is credited on two Pokémon TCG illustrations from 1999–2000, appearing in Wizards Black Star Promos and Gym Heroes. The work leans cartoonish and dynamic, with bold, simple staging and shifts between vibrant contrast and more muted, earthy tones.

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Main period
1999 – 2000
Cards illustrated
2
Most represented era
Gym
Most valuable card
$24.99
Mewtwo · 1999
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About the artist

Benimaru Itoh’s Pokémon TCG credits in this dataset span 1999–2000, with two known cards appearing across Wizards Black Star Promos and Gym Heroes, within the Base and Gym series. The selection centers on Psychic and Fighting subjects, including Mewtwo and Brock’s Onix.

Across these pieces, Itoh’s approach reads as cartoonish and action-forward, built around central-focus compositions that keep the subject cleanly staged. Bold, simple framing supports a dynamic mood, while color choices move between vibrant, contrasting accents and more muted, earthy passages for tonal control. A representative example is Brock’s Onix.

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Best cards by Benimaru Itoh

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

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Brock’s Onix

Gym Heroes

Onix 2000
Mewtwo

Wizards Black Star Promos

Mewtwo 1999
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Benimaru Itoh’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Benimaru Itoh’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
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  2. Fighting
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Iconic cards

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

Mewtwo

Mewtwo

Wizards Black Star Promos 1999
Brock’s Onix

Brock’s Onix

Gym Heroes 2000
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The full archive

2 of 2 cards · every credit, every era.

Brock’s Onix

Gym Heroes

Onix 2000
Mewtwo

Wizards Black Star Promos

Mewtwo 1999