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HI Solgaleo & Lunala-GX · Cosmic Eclipse · 2019
Illustrator 2016 – 2025

Hideki Ishikawa

Hideki Ishikawa has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2016 to 2025, with work spanning Sword & Shield and Sun & Moon, including Fusion Strike and Cosmic Eclipse. The art leans anime-forward, vibrant, and character-focused, with balanced, action-ready framing.

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Main period
2016 – 2025
Cards illustrated
98
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$368.65
Solgaleo & Lunala-GX · 2019
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About the artist

Hideki Ishikawa’s Pokémon TCG credits run from 2016 through 2025, spanning more than 90 cards across series such as Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and Scarlet & Violet. Frequent appearances include Fusion Strike, Vivid Voltage, and Silver Tempest, alongside earlier placements like Cosmic Eclipse and Guardians Rising. The dataset also includes Trainer cards among Ishikawa’s illustrations.

Across these cards, Ishikawa’s approach reads as anime-driven and consistently colorful, with a preference for clear character staging. Compositions tend to stay balanced and focused even when the scene turns dynamic, using foreground emphasis and action-forward framing to keep silhouettes readable. Color choices skew vibrant and contrasting, often warmed by bright accents that support an energetic, playful mood. A representative highlight is Solgaleo & Lunala-GX (sm12-254). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa is Solgaleo & Lunala-GX (sm12-216).

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Best cards by Hideki Ishikawa

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

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Solgaleo & Lunala-GX

Cosmic Eclipse

Solgaleo & Lunala-GX 2019
Giovanni’s Charisma

151

Giovanni’s Charisma 2023
Rayquaza VMAX

Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery

Rayquaza VMAX 2022
Karen’s Conviction

Chilling Reign

Karen’s Conviction 2021
Bea

Vivid Voltage

Bea 2020
Leon

Vivid Voltage

Leon 2020
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Hideki Ishikawa’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Hideki Ishikawa’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

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

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

Solgaleo & Lunala-GX

Solgaleo & Lunala-GX

Cosmic Eclipse 2019
Misty’s Favor

Misty’s Favor

Unified Minds 2019
Rayquaza VMAX

Rayquaza VMAX

Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery 2022
Solgaleo & Lunala-GX

Solgaleo & Lunala-GX

Cosmic Eclipse 2019
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The full archive

12 of 98 cards · every credit, every era.

Piplup

Phantasmal Flames

Piplup 2025
Team Rocket’s Archer

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Archer 2025
Team Rocket’s Archer

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Archer 2025
Ruffian

Journey Together

Ruffian 2025
Ruffian

Journey Together

Ruffian 2025
Cook

Twilight Masquerade

Cook 2024
Explorer’s Guidance

Temporal Forces

Explorer’s Guidance 2024
Explorer’s Guidance

Temporal Forces

Explorer’s Guidance 2024
Arboliva

Paldean Fates

Arboliva 2024
Judge

Paldean Fates

Judge 2024
Norman

Paradox Rift

Norman 2023
Norman

Paradox Rift

Norman 2023