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KM Umbreon · Neo Discovery · 2001
Illustrator 2001 – 2006

Kimiya Masago

Kimiya Masago is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2001 to 2006, with artwork appearing across E-Card and Neo-era releases. Frequent placements include Skyridge, Expedition Base Set, and Neo Discovery, rendered in traditional, colorful illustration.

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Main period
2001 – 2006
Cards illustrated
25
Most represented era
E-Card
Most valuable card
$1,200.00
Gyarados · 2003
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About the artist

Kimiya Masago is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2001, with credits extending through 2006. In this index, Masago appears on 25 cards, concentrated in the E-Card and Neo series. Set appearances are led by Skyridge, Expedition Base Set, and Neo Discovery, with additional credits in Legend Maker and Neo Revelation.

The work is primarily traditional illustration, often built around vibrant, contrasting color palettes and balanced, focused compositions. Across the catalogue, moods frequently register as dynamic and mysterious, with occasional playful or intense notes, and action-forward staging that keeps the subject clear in the frame. A representative card is Umbreon (Neo Discovery).

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Best cards by Kimiya Masago

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

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Umbreon

Neo Discovery

Umbreon 2001
Walrein ex

Legend Maker

Walrein ex 2006
Gyarados

Skyridge

Gyarados 2003
Gyarados

Skyridge

Gyarados 2003
Mewtwo

Expedition Base Set

Mewtwo 2002
Crobat

Skyridge

Crobat 2003
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Kimiya Masago’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Kimiya Masago’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    7
  2. Darkness
    5
  3. Psychic
    4
  4. Metal
    4
  5. Grass
    3
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Iconic cards

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

Gyarados

Gyarados

Skyridge 2003
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

Expedition Base Set 2002
Blastoise

Blastoise

Expedition Base Set 2002
Umbreon

Umbreon

Neo Discovery 2001
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The full archive

12 of 25 cards · every credit, every era.

Armaldo ex

Legend Maker

Armaldo ex 2006
Walrein ex

Legend Maker

Walrein ex 2006
Alakazam

Skyridge

Alakazam 2003
Alakazam

Skyridge

Alakazam 2003
Crobat

Skyridge

Crobat 2003
Crobat

Skyridge

Crobat 2003
Gyarados

Skyridge

Gyarados 2003
Gyarados

Skyridge

Gyarados 2003
Houndoom

Skyridge

Houndoom 2003
Houndoom

Skyridge

Houndoom 2003
Blastoise

Expedition Base Set

Blastoise 2002
Blastoise

Expedition Base Set

Blastoise 2002