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KI Moltres ex · Nintendo Black Star Promos · 2003
Illustrator 2003 – 2018

Ken Ikuji

Ken Ikuji is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2003 to 2018. Artwork appears across the EX era, including Team Magma vs Team Aqua and Hidden Legends, with additional appearances in sets such as Skyridge and Celestial Storm.

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Main period
2003 – 2018
Cards illustrated
17
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$150.00
Team Magma’s Houndoom · 2004
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About the artist

Ken Ikuji is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2003, with credits extending through 2018. The largest concentration of work appears in the EX series, including Team Magma vs Team Aqua and Hidden Legends, with additional appearances in releases such as Skyridge.

The illustrations combine cartoonish and realistic approaches, often set within landscape-aware scenes. Compositions tend to read as balanced and focused, shifting between simple staging and foreground–background depth. Color is frequently vibrant and warm, with occasional contrasting accents, supporting moods that range from lighthearted and serene to more intense, dramatic moments. A representative card is Moltres ex.

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Best cards by Ken Ikuji

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

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Moltres ex

Nintendo Black Star Promos

Moltres ex 2003
Dark Celebi

Hidden Legends

Celebi 2004
Team Aqua’s Walrein

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Walrein 2004
Team Magma’s Houndoom

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Houndoom 2004
Energy Switch

Celestial Storm

Energy Switch 2018
Energy Switch

Power Keepers

Energy Switch 2007
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Ken Ikuji’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Ken Ikuji’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Fire
    4
  2. Darkness
    3
  3. Water
    1
  4. Grass
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Team Magma’s Houndoom

Team Magma’s Houndoom

Team Magma vs Team Aqua 2004
Moltres ex

Moltres ex

Nintendo Black Star Promos 2003
Dark Celebi

Dark Celebi

Hidden Legends 2004
Cyndaquil

Cyndaquil

Hidden Legends 2004
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The full archive

12 of 17 cards · every credit, every era.

Energy Switch

Celestial Storm

Energy Switch 2018
Energy Switch

Power Keepers

Energy Switch 2007
High Pressure System

POP Series 3

High Pressure System 2006
Energy Switch

Unseen Forces

Energy Switch 2005
Energy Switch

FireRed & LeafGreen

Energy Switch 2004
Ancient Tomb

Hidden Legends

Ancient Tomb 2004
Cyndaquil

Hidden Legends

Cyndaquil 2004
Dark Celebi

Hidden Legends

Celebi 2004
Island Cave

Hidden Legends

Island Cave 2004
Team Aqua’s Walrein

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Walrein 2004
Team Magma Hideout

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Team Magma Hideout 2004
Team Magma’s Houndoom

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Houndoom 2004