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Jiro Sasumo — signature work
JS Gardevoir ex · Scarlet & Violet · 2023
Illustrator 2022 – 2025

Jiro Sasumo

Jiro Sasumo has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2022, with artwork appearing through 2025. Recent credits span Silver Tempest, Scarlet & Violet, and Paradox Rift, with a whimsical, illustrative approach and vibrant, balanced compositions.

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Main period
2022 – 2025
Cards illustrated
25
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$56.70
Leafeon VSTAR · 2023
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About the artist

Jiro Sasumo is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2022 to 2025. Artwork appears across Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet era releases, including Silver Tempest, Scarlet & Violet, and Paradox Rift. The dataset also records Trainer cards among Sasumo’s credits.

Across these cards, Sasumo’s illustrations most often combine whimsical, colorful rendering with playful or serene moods. Compositions tend toward balanced layouts, frequently enlivened by dynamic staging and foreground focus, supported by vibrant and harmonious palettes that sometimes shift into pastel or natural tones. A representative card in this period is Gardevoir ex. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Jiro Sasumo is Leafeon VSTAR.

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Best cards by Jiro Sasumo

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

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Gardevoir ex

Scarlet & Violet

Gardevoir ex 2023
Altaria ex

Paradox Rift

Altaria ex 2023
Swablu

Paradox Rift

Swablu 2023
Ralts

Scarlet & Violet

Ralts 2023
Servine

Black Bolt

Servine 2025
Aegislash

Paradox Rift

Aegislash 2023
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Jiro Sasumo’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Jiro Sasumo’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    6
  2. Psychic
    5
  3. Grass
    4
  4. Darkness
    3
  5. Colorless
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Leafeon VSTAR

Leafeon VSTAR

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery 2023
Gardevoir ex

Gardevoir ex

Scarlet & Violet 2023
Altaria ex

Altaria ex

Paradox Rift 2023
Kirlia

Kirlia

Scarlet & Violet 2023
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The full archive

12 of 25 cards · every credit, every era.

Piplup

Phantasmal Flames

Piplup 2025
Servine

Black Bolt

Servine 2025
Lilligant

Journey Together

Lilligant 2025
N’s Zorua

Journey Together

N’s Zorua 2025
Aegislash

Paradox Rift

Aegislash 2023
Altaria ex

Paradox Rift

Altaria ex 2023
Swablu

Paradox Rift

Swablu 2023
Gardevoir ex

Scarlet & Violet

Gardevoir ex 2023
Kirlia

Scarlet & Violet

Kirlia 2023
Ralts

Scarlet & Violet

Ralts 2023
Enamorus

Crown Zenith

Enamorus 2023
Leafeon VSTAR

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Leafeon VSTAR 2023