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KK Ho-Oh · Secret Wonders · 2007
Illustrator 2007 – 2008

Kazuyuki Kano

Kazuyuki Kano is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2007 to 2008, with artwork appearing primarily in Diamond & Pearl-era releases. Key appearances include Secret Wonders and Mysterious Treasures, alongside select POP Series and DP Black Star Promos cards.

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Main period
2007 – 2008
Cards illustrated
27
Most represented era
Diamond & Pearl
Most valuable card
$60.53
Lugia · 2007
§ I

About the artist

Kazuyuki Kano is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations from 2007 to 2008. Kano’s work appears chiefly within the Diamond & Pearl series, with substantial representation in Secret Wonders and Mysterious Treasures, and additional cards in POP Series 6 and related promotional releases.

Across these cards, Kano’s illustrations often pair a colorful, cartoonish approach with traditional, clean rendering. Compositions tend toward focused, centered staging and balanced layouts, frequently supported by simple backgrounds that keep attention on the featured Pokémon. Palettes skew vibrant and contrasting, with occasional soft or cool-toned passages, aligning with moods that read as playful and energetic, and at times mysterious. A representative card is Ho-Oh (Secret Wonders). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Kazuyuki Kano is Lugia (Mysterious Treasures).

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Best cards by Kazuyuki Kano

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

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Ho-Oh

Secret Wonders

Ho Oh 2007
Dialga

DP Black Star Promos

Dialga 2007
Typhlosion

Mysterious Treasures

Typhlosion 2007
Lugia

Secret Wonders

Lugia 2007
Salamence

Secret Wonders

Salamence 2007
Feraligatr

Mysterious Treasures

Feraligatr 2007
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Kazuyuki Kano’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Kazuyuki Kano’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    6
  2. Grass
    5
  3. Metal
    4
  4. Colorless
    4
  5. Fighting
    3
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Iconic cards

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

Lugia

Lugia

Secret Wonders 2007
Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh

Secret Wonders 2007
Salamence

Salamence

Secret Wonders 2007
Garchomp

Garchomp

Mysterious Treasures 2007
§ VII

The full archive

12 of 27 cards · every credit, every era.

Mothim

POP Series 7

Mothim 2008
Gastrodon East Sea

Secret Wonders

Gastrodon 2007
Gastrodon West Sea

Secret Wonders

Gastrodon 2007
Ho-Oh

Secret Wonders

Ho Oh 2007
Lickilicky

Secret Wonders

Lickilicky 2007
Lugia

Secret Wonders

Lugia 2007
Mothim

Secret Wonders

Mothim 2007
Salamence

Secret Wonders

Salamence 2007
Unown [S]

Secret Wonders

Unown [S] 2007
Unown [X]

Secret Wonders

Unown [X] 2007
Unown [Z]

Secret Wonders

Unown [Z] 2007
Venusaur

Secret Wonders

Venusaur 2007