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hatachu — signature work
H Drampa · Obsidian Flames · 2023
Illustrator 2012 – 2024

hatachu

hatachu is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2012, with artwork appearing through 2024. Across Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and XY, hatachu’s images favor realistic, digital 3D CG rendering, vibrant color, and foreground-focused action.

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Main period
2012 – 2024
Cards illustrated
32
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$31.18
Charizard · 2012
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About the artist

hatachu has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations since 2012, with work appearing through 2024. In this index, hatachu is associated with 32 cards, spanning series including Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and XY, with additional appearances in sets such as Legendary Treasures and Primal Clash.

The artwork is frequently described through realistic, digital 3D CG rendering, paired with vibrant and often contrasting palettes. Compositions tend toward balanced layouts with strong foreground focus, regularly placing the subject in action-oriented staging that reads as dynamic, playful, and energetic, with occasional shifts into more intense or serene moods. A representative card is Sceptile (xy5-9). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by hatachu is Charizard (bw7-20).

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Best cards by hatachu

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

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Drampa

Obsidian Flames

Drampa 2023
Zekrom

Vivid Voltage

Zekrom 2020
Kingdra

Primal Clash

Kingdra 2015
Sceptile

Primal Clash

Sceptile 2015
Latios

Fusion Strike

Latios 2021
Flygon

Darkness Ablaze

Flygon 2020
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with hatachu’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where hatachu’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Dragon
    14
  2. Grass
    3
  3. Water
    3
  4. Fighting
    3
  5. Fire
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Charizard

Charizard

Boundaries Crossed 2012
Kingdra

Kingdra

XY Black Star Promos 2013
Gyarados

Gyarados

Legendary Treasures 2013
Dragonite

Dragonite

Roaring Skies 2015
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The full archive

12 of 32 cards · every credit, every era.

Beldum

Temporal Forces

Beldum 2024
Porygon-Z

Paradox Rift

Porygon-Z 2023
Drampa

Obsidian Flames

Drampa 2023
Registeel

Astral Radiance

Registeel 2022
Gabite

Brilliant Stars

Gabite 2022
Latios

Fusion Strike

Latios 2021
Hydreigon

Evolving Skies

Hydreigon 2021
Whirlipede

Chilling Reign

Whirlipede 2021
Sandaconda

Battle Styles

Sandaconda 2021
Zekrom

Vivid Voltage

Zekrom 2020
Flygon

Darkness Ablaze

Flygon 2020
Gyarados

Rebel Clash

Gyarados 2020