Daisuke Ito

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).