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DI Rotom · Great Encounters · 2008
Illustrator 2007 – 2008

Daisuke Ito

Daisuke Ito is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2007 to 2008, with artwork appearing primarily in the Diamond & Pearl era. Sets include Majestic Dawn, Great Encounters, and Secret Wonders. The work favors playful, cartoonish energy, vibrant color, and clear central focus.

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Main period
2007 – 2008
Cards illustrated
48
Most represented era
Diamond & Pearl
Most valuable card
$136.00
Charizard · 2007
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About the artist

Daisuke Ito is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2007 to 2008. The illustrator’s work appears largely within the Diamond & Pearl series, with frequent placements in Majestic Dawn, Great Encounters, and Secret Wonders. Across this period, Ito contributed dozens of card illustrations, including Pokémon and Trainer cards.

The visual approach is often cartoonish and colorful, with playful, energetic moods and a preference for focused, balanced compositions. Palettes tend toward vibrant hues, sometimes softened with pastel or cool tones, while action-forward staging keeps subjects clearly readable at center frame. A representative card in this dataset is Blastoise (dp3-2). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Daisuke Ito is Charizard (dp3-3).

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Best cards by Daisuke Ito

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

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Rotom

Great Encounters

Rotom 2008
Blastoise

Secret Wonders

Blastoise 2007
Dialga

Great Encounters

Dialga 2008
Charizard

Secret Wonders

Charizard 2007
Bronzong

Mysterious Treasures

Bronzong 2007
Latias

POP Series 7

Latias 2008
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Daisuke Ito’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Daisuke Ito’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    13
  2. Lightning
    7
  3. Water
    5
  4. Fire
    5
  5. Colorless
    5
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Iconic cards

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

Charizard

Charizard

Secret Wonders 2007
Blastoise

Blastoise

Secret Wonders 2007
Latios

Latios

Great Encounters 2008
Raichu

Raichu

Majestic Dawn 2008
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The full archive

12 of 48 cards · every credit, every era.

Bubble Coat

Legends Awakened

Bubble Coat 2008
Bronzor

Majestic Dawn

Bronzor 2008
Chimchar

Majestic Dawn

Chimchar 2008
Electrike

Majestic Dawn

Electrike 2008
Grotle

Majestic Dawn

Grotle 2008
Infernape

Majestic Dawn

Infernape 2008
Manectric

Majestic Dawn

Manectric 2008
Monferno

Majestic Dawn

Monferno 2008
Phione

Majestic Dawn

Phione 2008
Pikachu

Majestic Dawn

Pikachu 2008
Raichu

Majestic Dawn

Raichu 2008
Scizor

Majestic Dawn

Scizor 2008