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Hiromichi Sugiyama — signature work
HS Blaziken · Holon Phantoms · 2006
Illustrator 1999 – 2018

Hiromichi Sugiyama

Hiromichi Sugiyama is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2018, with 33 artworks recorded. Credits include Skyridge, Team Magma vs Team Aqua, and Expedition Base Set. The work favors vibrant color, clear focal staging, and energetic, playful motion.

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Main period
1999 – 2018
Cards illustrated
33
Most represented era
E-Card
Most valuable card
$831.25
Charizard ex · 2004
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About the artist

Hiromichi Sugiyama is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 1999 to 2018, with artwork appearing across more than 30 cards. Set credits include Skyridge, Team Magma vs Team Aqua, and Expedition Base Set, spanning E-Card and EX-era releases and extending into later printings.

The illustrations in this dataset lean toward vibrant, contrasting palettes and a clear, focused presentation, often built around balanced compositions and simple staging. Moods frequently read as playful and energetic, with dynamic action emphasized through direct character placement and bright color relationships. A representative card is Blaziken (ex13-20). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama is Charizard ex (ex6-105).

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Best cards by Hiromichi Sugiyama

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

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Blaziken

Holon Phantoms

Blaziken 2006
Charizard ex

FireRed & LeafGreen

Charizard ex 2004
Charizard

Expedition Base Set

Charizard 2002
Rayquaza

Deoxys

Rayquaza 2005
Team Magma’s Aggron

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Aggron 2004
Charizard

Expedition Base Set

Charizard 2002
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Hiromichi Sugiyama’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Hiromichi Sugiyama’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

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

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

Charizard ex

Charizard ex

FireRed & LeafGreen 2004
Charizard

Charizard

Expedition Base Set 2002
Deoxys ex

Deoxys ex

POP Series 4 2006
Charizard

Charizard

Expedition Base Set 2002
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The full archive

12 of 33 cards · every credit, every era.

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Celestial Storm

Switch 2018
Switch

Dragon Frontiers

Switch 2006
Deoxys ex

POP Series 4

Deoxys Normal 2006
Blaziken

Holon Phantoms

Blaziken 2006
Switch

Delta Species

Switch 2005
Pokémon Reversal

Unseen Forces

Pokémon Reversal 2005
Rayquaza

Deoxys

Rayquaza 2005
Charizard ex

FireRed & LeafGreen

Charizard ex 2004
Pokémon Reversal

FireRed & LeafGreen

Pokémon Reversal 2004
Sceptile

POP Series 1

Sceptile 2004
Swampert

POP Series 1

Swampert 2004
Switch

FireRed & LeafGreen

Switch 2004