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MK Charizard ex · 151 · 2023
Illustrator 2016 – 2025

miki kudo

Miki Kudo has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2016 to 2025, spanning series such as Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. The work leans whimsical and playful, with balanced, simple staging and vibrant-to-pastel color palettes.

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Main period
2016 – 2025
Cards illustrated
55
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$246.82
Charizard ex · 2023
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About the artist

Credited from 2016 through 2025, miki kudo has illustrated 55 Pokémon TCG cards across eras including Sword & Shield, Scarlet & Violet, and Sun & Moon. Set appearances include 151, Crimson Invasion, and Fusion Strike, with recurring choices of light, approachable imagery and clear readability in the frame.

Across the catalog, the art trends whimsical and playful, often built on balanced compositions that keep subjects cleanly presented. Simple, focused staging is frequently paired with occasional dynamic framing, giving motion without crowding the scene. Color handling favors vibrant palettes softened by pastel and gentle tones, sometimes sharpened with contrasting accents for definition. A calm-to-cheerful mood dominates, with brief turns toward mysterious or dreamy atmospheres. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by miki kudo is Charizard ex.

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Best cards by miki kudo

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

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Charizard ex

151

Charizard ex 2023
Munna

Black Bolt

Munna 2025
Mimikyu

Phantasmal Flames

Mimikyu 2025
Shuppet

Journey Together

Shuppet 2025
Charmander

151

Charmander 2023
Vivillon

Battle Styles

Vivillon 2021
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with miki kudo’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where miki kudo’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    13
  2. Psychic
    13
  3. Grass
    6
  4. Colorless
    6
  5. Fire
    5
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Iconic cards

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

Charizard ex

Charizard ex

151 2023
Charmander

Charmander

151 2023
Charmeleon

Charmeleon

151 2023
Munna

Munna

Black Bolt 2025
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The full archive

12 of 55 cards · every credit, every era.

Mimikyu

Phantasmal Flames

Mimikyu 2025
Munna

Black Bolt

Munna 2025
Wash Rotom

Destined Rivals

Wash Rotom 2025
Shuppet

Journey Together

Shuppet 2025
Farfetch’d

Twilight Masquerade

Farfetch’d 2024
Golett

Temporal Forces

Golett 2024
Magmar

Paldean Fates

Magmar 2024
Mantyke

Paradox Rift

Mantyke 2023
Vanillite

Paradox Rift

Vanillite 2023
Charizard ex

151

Charizard ex 2023
Charmander

151

Charmander 2023
Charmeleon

151

Charmeleon 2023