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Kazumasa Yasukuni — signature work
KY Conkeldurr · Black Bolt · 2025
Illustrator 2023 – 2025

Kazumasa Yasukuni

Kazumasa Yasukuni is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2023, with artwork appearing through 2025. Recent contributions are concentrated in Scarlet & Violet releases, including Destined Rivals and Journey Together, marked by energetic, dynamic scenes and contrasting, vibrant color.

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Main period
2023 – 2025
Cards illustrated
12
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$20.02
Conkeldurr · 2025
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About the artist

Kazumasa Yasukuni is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game releases from 2023 to 2025. Artwork appears primarily within the Scarlet & Violet series, including Destined Rivals, Journey Together, and Black Bolt. Across these sets, Yasukuni’s credits center on Pokémon illustrations, with no Trainer or Energy cards represented in the provided record.

The visual approach is defined by energetic moods and dynamic, action-forward compositions, often balanced around a clear character focus. Color handling leans strongly toward contrasting palettes, frequently pushed into vibrant and warm ranges, supporting a playful, cartoonish finish. A representative card in this selection is Infernape (Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Kazumasa Yasukuni is Conkeldurr.

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Best cards by Kazumasa Yasukuni

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

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Conkeldurr

Black Bolt

Conkeldurr 2025
Infernape

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Infernape 2023
Moltres

Phantasmal Flames

Moltres 2025
Blaziken

Destined Rivals

Blaziken 2025
Marnie’s Scrafty

Destined Rivals

Marnie’s Scrafty 2025
Glimmora

Twilight Masquerade

Glimmora 2024
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Kazumasa Yasukuni’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Kazumasa Yasukuni’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Fighting
    5
  2. Fire
    3
  3. Grass
    1
  4. Lightning
    1
  5. Psychic
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Conkeldurr

Conkeldurr

Black Bolt 2025
Infernape

Infernape

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 2023
Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon

Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon

Destined Rivals 2025
Marnie’s Scrafty

Marnie’s Scrafty

Destined Rivals 2025
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The full archive

12 of 12 cards · every credit, every era.

Gligar

Phantasmal Flames

Gligar 2025
Moltres

Phantasmal Flames

Moltres 2025
Conkeldurr

Black Bolt

Conkeldurr 2025
Landorus

Black Bolt

Landorus 2025
Blaziken

Destined Rivals

Blaziken 2025
Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon

Destined Rivals

Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon 2025
Marnie’s Scrafty

Destined Rivals

Marnie’s Scrafty 2025
Team Rocket’s Wobbuffet

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Wobbuffet 2025
Accelgor

Journey Together

Accelgor 2025
Iono’s Voltorb

Journey Together

Iono’s Voltorb 2025
Glimmora

Twilight Masquerade

Glimmora 2024
Infernape

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Infernape 2023