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HA Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX · Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery · 2022
Illustrator 2013 – 2024

Hitoshi Ariga

Hitoshi Ariga is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2013 to 2024, with artwork appearing across Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and XY. The work favors cartoonish, anime-leaning character design, energetic moods, and vibrant, contrasting color palettes.

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Main period
2013 – 2024
Cards illustrated
155
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$175.48
Sabrina’s Suggestion · 2019
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About the artist

Hitoshi Ariga is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2013, with credits continuing through 2024. In this dataset, Ariga’s illustrations appear across Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and XY, spanning more than 150 cards and including Trainer cards.

The artwork is frequently cartoonish and anime-oriented, with an emphasis on character-forward staging and clear, balanced compositions that often shift into dynamic action. Color is typically vibrant and contrasting, supporting energetic, playful, and cheerful moods. Notable examples include Shining Lugia (SM Black Star Promos). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga is Sabrina's Suggestion (SM—Team Up).

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Best cards by Hitoshi Ariga

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

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Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX

Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery

Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX 2022
Kindler

Brilliant Stars

Kindler 2022
Milo

Rebel Clash

Milo 2020
Shining Lugia

SM Black Star Promos

Shining Lugia 2017
Spiritomb

Lost Origin Trainer Gallery

Spiritomb 2022
Espathra

Scarlet & Violet

Espathra 2023
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Hitoshi Ariga’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Hitoshi Ariga’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    15
  2. Fighting
    14
  3. Lightning
    12
  4. Darkness
    12
  5. Grass
    11
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Iconic cards

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

Sabrina’s Suggestion

Sabrina’s Suggestion

Team Up 2019
Red & Blue

Red & Blue

Cosmic Eclipse 2019
Pikachu

Pikachu

Cosmic Eclipse 2019
Shining Lugia

Shining Lugia

SM Black Star Promos 2017
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The full archive

12 of 155 cards · every credit, every era.

Frogadier

Twilight Masquerade

Frogadier 2024
Vikavolt

Temporal Forces

Vikavolt 2024
Abomasnow

Paldean Fates

Abomasnow 2024
Annihilape

Paldean Fates

Annihilape 2024
Mabosstiff

Paldean Fates

Mabosstiff 2024
Murkrow

Paldean Fates

Murkrow 2024
Paldean Tauros

Paldean Fates

Paldean Tauros 2024
Scyther

Paldean Fates

Scyther 2024
Ambipom

Paradox Rift

Ambipom 2023
Hitmonlee

151

Hitmonlee 2023
Pawniard

Obsidian Flames

Pawniard 2023
Clavell

Paldea Evolved

Clavell 2023