Katsunori Sato

Katsunori Sato’s Pokémon TCG credits span 2024–2025, concentrated within the Scarlet & Violet era. Cards appear across sets such as Temporal Forces, Twilight Masquerade, and Journey Together, with subjects ranging from Bronzong and Metagross to Phantump and Wailord.

Across these illustrations, Sato leans into whimsical, colorful rendering with an illustrative finish. Compositions read as consistently balanced, often pairing clear foreground focus with moments of dynamic staging, keeping characters legible while still allowing small details to accumulate in the scene. Color choices tend toward vibrant, harmonious palettes—sometimes warmed or cooled for contrast—supporting moods that skew playful and cheerful, with occasional serene or lightly mysterious notes. A representative card is Applin (sv6-185). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Katsunori Sato is Metagross (sv5-178).