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Kent Kanetsuna — signature work
KK Dialga · Platinum · 2009
Illustrator 2007 – 2021

Kent Kanetsuna

Kent Kanetsuna is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2007 to 2021, with artwork appearing across the Diamond & Pearl era and into HeartGold & SoulSilver and Black & White. The work is often digital, colorful, and playful, with clear, focused compositions.

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Main period
2007 – 2021
Cards illustrated
75
Most represented era
Diamond & Pearl
Most valuable card
$56.41
Rayquaza · 2008
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About the artist

Kent Kanetsuna is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 2007 to 2021. In this dataset, Kanetsuna’s cards appear most frequently in the Diamond & Pearl series, with additional presence in HeartGold & SoulSilver and Black & White. Set appearances include Legends Awakened, Majestic Dawn, and Stormfront.

Across these credits, the visual approach is commonly digital and illustrative, often leaning cartoonish and playful. Compositions tend to be focused and simple, with balanced layouts and occasional dynamic action staging. Color is frequently handled through vibrant, bright palettes with contrasting accents, supporting moods that range from lighthearted and energetic to intermittently mysterious. A representative card in this selection is Dialga (Platinum 23). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Kent Kanetsuna is Rayquaza (DP6 14).

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Best cards by Kent Kanetsuna

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

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Dialga

Platinum

Dialga 2009
Rayquaza

Legends Awakened

Rayquaza 2008
Deoxys Attack Forme

Legends Awakened

Deoxys Normal 2008
Snorlax

Call of Legends

Snorlax 2011
Feraligatr

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Feraligatr 2010
Mismagius GL LV.X

Rising Rivals

Mismagius GL LV.X 2009
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Kent Kanetsuna’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Kent Kanetsuna’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    14
  2. Colorless
    9
  3. Water
    9
  4. Fighting
    8
  5. Lightning
    6
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Iconic cards

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

Rayquaza

Rayquaza

Legends Awakened 2008
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

Majestic Dawn 2008
Feraligatr

Feraligatr

HeartGold & SoulSilver 2010
Mismagius GL LV.X

Mismagius GL LV.X

Rising Rivals 2009
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The full archive

12 of 75 cards · every credit, every era.

Donphan

Celebrations: Classic Collection

Donphan 2021
Energy Switch

Legendary Treasures

Energy Switch 2013
Energy Retrieval

Plasma Blast

Energy Retrieval 2013
Energy Retrieval

Black & White

Energy Retrieval 2011
Energy Switch

Black & White

Energy Switch 2011
Switch

Black & White

Switch 2011
Darkness Energy

Call of Legends

Darkness Energy 2011
Metal Energy

Call of Legends

Metal Energy 2011
Snorlax

Call of Legends

Snorlax 2011
Illumise

HS—Triumphant

Illumise 2010
Rescue Energy

HS—Triumphant

Rescue Energy 2010
Volbeat

HS—Triumphant

Volbeat 2010