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KU Team Aqua’s Cacturne · Team Magma vs Team Aqua · 2004
Illustrator 2004

K. Utsunomiya

K. Utsunomiya is credited on Pokémon TCG artwork from 2004, spanning EX-era releases including Team Magma vs Team Aqua and FireRed & LeafGreen. The work favors focused, clean staging with vibrant, contrasting color and a playful-to-dynamic mood.

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Main period
2004
Cards illustrated
6
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$21.65
Team Aqua’s Cacturne · 2004
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About the artist

K. Utsunomiya’s Pokémon TCG credits are concentrated in 2004, with artwork appearing across the EX series. The clearest clusters are in Team Magma vs Team Aqua and FireRed & LeafGreen, where the illustrator contributes character-forward scenes that read quickly and cleanly.

Across these cards, the visual approach leans digital and illustration-driven, pairing focused compositions with simple, balanced layouts. Color is often vibrant and bright, sometimes pushed into contrasting or near-monochrome schemes that keep silhouettes crisp. Moods shift between playful energy and a more mysterious, functional neutrality, supported by action-forward framing when needed. A representative card is Team Aqua's Cacturne.

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Best cards by K. Utsunomiya

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

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Team Aqua’s Cacturne

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Cacturne 2004
Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Manectric 2004
Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Manectric 2004
Team Aqua’s Cacnea

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Cacnea 2004
PokéDex HANDY909

FireRed & LeafGreen

PokéDex HANDY909 2004
VS Seeker

FireRed & LeafGreen

VS Seeker 2004
§ III

Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with K. Utsunomiya’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where K. Utsunomiya’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Darkness
    3
  2. Grass
    2
  3. Lightning
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Team Aqua’s Cacturne

Team Aqua’s Cacturne

Team Magma vs Team Aqua 2004
Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Magma vs Team Aqua 2004
VS Seeker

VS Seeker

FireRed & LeafGreen 2004
Team Aqua’s Cacnea

Team Aqua’s Cacnea

Team Magma vs Team Aqua 2004
§ VII

The full archive

6 of 6 cards · every credit, every era.

PokéDex HANDY909

FireRed & LeafGreen

PokéDex HANDY909 2004
VS Seeker

FireRed & LeafGreen

VS Seeker 2004
Team Aqua’s Cacnea

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Cacnea 2004
Team Aqua’s Cacturne

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Cacturne 2004
Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Manectric 2004
Team Aqua’s Manectric

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Manectric 2004