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matazo — signature work
M Froslass · Twilight Masquerade · 2024
Illustrator 2023 – 2025

matazo

matazo is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2023, with artwork appearing across the Scarlet & Violet era. Recent credits include Temporal Forces, Destined Rivals, and Obsidian Flames, pairing playful moods with balanced, dynamic compositions and vibrant palettes.

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Main period
2023 – 2025
Cards illustrated
10
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$25.32
Liepard · 2025
§ I

About the artist

matazo has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork since 2023. Cards in this index appear within the Scarlet & Violet series, including Temporal Forces, Destined Rivals, and Obsidian Flames. The dataset records ten illustrated cards spanning 2023 to 2025, focused on Pokémon subjects rather than Trainer or Energy cards.

The work is frequently characterized by whimsical, cartoon-leaning illustration with a playful tone, supported by dynamic yet balanced compositions. Color is often handled through vibrant palettes, with occasional shifts toward cool or subdued tones for calmer or more mysterious scenes. A representative credit is Blitzle. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by matazo is Liepard.

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Best cards by matazo

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

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Froslass

Twilight Masquerade

Froslass 2024
Blitzle

Paradox Rift

Blitzle 2023
Liepard

White Flare

Liepard 2025
Lapras

Obsidian Flames

Lapras 2023
Pawniard

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Pawniard 2023
Team Rocket’s Weezing

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Weezing 2025
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with matazo’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where matazo’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

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

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

Liepard

Liepard

White Flare 2025
Froslass

Froslass

Twilight Masquerade 2024
Blitzle

Blitzle

Paradox Rift 2023
N’s Klinklang

N’s Klinklang

Journey Together 2025
§ VII

The full archive

10 of 10 cards · every credit, every era.

Liepard

White Flare

Liepard 2025
Team Rocket’s Drowzee

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Drowzee 2025
Team Rocket’s Weezing

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Weezing 2025
N’s Klinklang

Journey Together

N’s Klinklang 2025
Froslass

Twilight Masquerade

Froslass 2024
Girafarig

Temporal Forces

Girafarig 2024
Roserade

Temporal Forces

Roserade 2024
Blitzle

Paradox Rift

Blitzle 2023
Lapras

Obsidian Flames

Lapras 2023
Pawniard

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Pawniard 2023