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Masakazu Fukuda — signature work
MF Umbreon ★ · Celebrations: Classic Collection · 2021
Illustrator 2003 – 2024

Masakazu Fukuda

Masakazu Fukuda has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2003 to 2024, spanning sets such as Black & White, Holon Phantoms, and Supreme Victors. The work leans cartoonish and colorful, with playful energy, balanced framing, and clear character-forward staging.

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Main period
2003 – 2024
Cards illustrated
472
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$2,300.00
Latias ★ · 2005
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About the artist

Masakazu Fukuda is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 2003 through 2024, with a body of work numbering in the hundreds. Credits appear across series including Black & White, EX, and Sun & Moon, reflecting steady presence across multiple eras and expansions.

Across these cards, Fukuda’s approach reads as cartoonish and colorful, often guided by playful, lighthearted moods and an energetic tempo. Compositions tend toward balanced, simple layouts with focused, character-forward staging; when motion enters, it is handled through dynamic, action-leaning framing that keeps silhouettes clear. Color is frequently vibrant, with contrasting accents used to separate forms and maintain readability against streamlined backgrounds. A representative example is Darkrai (dp4-3). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda is Rayquaza ★ (ex8-107).

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Best cards by Masakazu Fukuda

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

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Umbreon ★

Celebrations: Classic Collection

Umbreon ★ 2021
Zoroark

Team Up

Zoroark 2019
Deoxys

Celestial Storm

Deoxys 2018
Mew

SM Black Star Promos

Mew 2017
Latios

XY Black Star Promos

Latios 2013
Darkrai

Great Encounters

Darkrai 2008
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Masakazu Fukuda’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Masakazu Fukuda’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    73
  2. Colorless
    61
  3. Psychic
    54
  4. Fighting
    53
  5. Grass
    51
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Iconic cards

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

Latias ★

Latias ★

Deoxys 2005
Kyogre ★

Kyogre ★

Delta Species 2005
Treecko ★

Treecko ★

Team Rocket Returns 2004
Pikachu ★

Pikachu ★

Holon Phantoms 2006
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The full archive

12 of 472 cards · every credit, every era.

Heatmor

Temporal Forces

Heatmor 2024
Charcadet

Paldean Fates

Charcadet 2024
Electrode

Paldean Fates

Electrode 2024
Pelipper

Paldean Fates

Pelipper 2024
Varoom

Paldean Fates

Varoom 2024
Spinda

Paradox Rift

Spinda 2023
Eelektross

Obsidian Flames

Eelektross 2023
Magnemite

Obsidian Flames

Magnemite 2023
Archeops

Silver Tempest

Archeops 2022
Reuniclus

Silver Tempest

Reuniclus 2022
Radiant Blastoise

Pokémon GO

Radiant Blastoise 2022
Kricketot

Astral Radiance

Kricketot 2022