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EY Alolan Ninetales · Cosmic Eclipse · 2019
Illustrator 2016 – 2023

Eri Yamaki

Eri Yamaki is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2016, with artwork appearing through 2023. Their illustrations span Sword & Shield and Sun & Moon releases, including Team Up and Fusion Strike, and are marked by vibrant, playful color and clear, balanced compositions.

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Main period
2016 – 2023
Cards illustrated
39
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$7.56
Mimikyu · 2019
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About the artist

Eri Yamaki is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2016, with artwork appearing through 2023. In this index, their illustrations are seen across Sword & Shield and Sun & Moon, including Team Up, Fusion Strike, and SWSH Black Star Promos. The catalogue records a steady presence across multiple expansions within these series.

Across the credited cards, Yamaki’s work is frequently cartoonish and whimsical, with lighthearted, playful moods. Compositions tend toward clear, balanced staging, often with a focused subject and occasional dynamic movement. Color palettes are typically vibrant, sometimes softened with pastel or warm tones, supporting an approachable, illustrative finish. A representative card is Alolan Ninetales. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Eri Yamaki is Mimikyu.

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Best cards by Eri Yamaki

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

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Alolan Ninetales

Cosmic Eclipse

Alolan Ninetales 2019
Absol

Fusion Strike

Absol 2021
Snorlax

Rebel Clash

Snorlax 2020
Gengar

Sword & Shield

Gengar 2020
Happiny

Unbroken Bonds

Happiny 2019
Mimikyu

Team Up

Mimikyu 2019
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Eri Yamaki’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Eri Yamaki’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    10
  2. Colorless
    8
  3. Darkness
    5
  4. Grass
    4
  5. Fire
    3
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Iconic cards

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

Mimikyu

Mimikyu

Team Up 2019
Seviper

Seviper

SM Black Star Promos 2017
Donphan

Donphan

SWSH Black Star Promos 2019
Gengar

Gengar

Sword & Shield 2020
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The full archive

12 of 39 cards · every credit, every era.

Golbat

Paradox Rift

Golbat 2023
Gumshoos

Obsidian Flames

Gumshoos 2023
Luxio

Crown Zenith

Luxio 2023
Rufflet

Astral Radiance

Rufflet 2022
Absol

Fusion Strike

Absol 2021
Galarian Zigzagoon

Fusion Strike

Galarian Zigzagoon 2021
Magcargo

Fusion Strike

Magcargo 2021
Hippowdon

Evolving Skies

Hippowdon 2021
Sableye

Evolving Skies

Sableye 2021
Drampa

Battle Styles

Drampa 2021
Flareon

Vivid Voltage

Flareon 2020
Rockruff

Vivid Voltage

Rockruff 2020