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M Trevenant VMAX · Evolving Skies · 2021
Illustrator 2019 – 2023

MUGENUP

MUGENUP is credited on 14 Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2019–2023, spanning Sword & Shield releases including Evolving Skies, Fusion Strike, and Brilliant Stars. The work leans digital and cartoonish, with playful energy, action-forward framing, and vibrant, high-contrast color.

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Main period
2019 – 2023
Cards illustrated
14
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$6.75
Trevenant VMAX · 2021
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About the artist

From 2019 to 2023, MUGENUP contributed 14 illustrations to the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all within the Sword & Shield era. Credits cluster in Evolving Skies, with additional appearances in Fusion Strike and Brilliant Stars, reflecting a consistent presence across several major releases in the series.

Across these cards, MUGENUP’s approach reads as digital and cartoonish, built around playful, energetic moods and clear character-focused staging. Compositions frequently favor dynamic movement while staying balanced and focused, keeping the subject legible even when the framing suggests action. Color is a central tool: vibrant, bright palettes and contrasting accents create crisp separation and a lively surface. Trevenant VMAX (SWSH7 206) encapsulates this craft, pairing spirited motion with bold color decisions and an engaging, front-loaded presentation. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by MUGENUP is Trevenant VMAX (SWSH7 206).

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Best cards by MUGENUP

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

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Trevenant VMAX

Evolving Skies

Trevenant VMAX 2021
Trevenant VMAX

Evolving Skies

Trevenant VMAX 2021
Luxray V

Astral Radiance

Luxray V 2022
Raichu V

Brilliant Stars

Raichu V 2022
Raichu V

Brilliant Stars

Raichu V 2022
Alolan Exeggutor V

SWSH Black Star Promos

Alolan Exeggutor V 2019
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with MUGENUP’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where MUGENUP’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    7
  2. Lightning
    3
  3. Water
    2
  4. Darkness
    1
  5. Colorless
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Trevenant VMAX

Trevenant VMAX

Evolving Skies 2021
Luxray V

Luxray V

Astral Radiance 2022
Raichu V

Raichu V

Brilliant Stars 2022
Trevenant V

Trevenant V

Evolving Skies 2021
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The full archive

12 of 14 cards · every credit, every era.

Stoutland V

Crown Zenith

Stoutland V 2023
Skuntank V

Silver Tempest

Skuntank V 2022
Alolan Exeggutor V

Pokémon GO

Alolan Exeggutor V 2022
Alolan Exeggutor V

Pokémon GO

Alolan Exeggutor V 2022
Luxray V

Astral Radiance

Luxray V 2022
Raichu V

Brilliant Stars

Raichu V 2022
Raichu V

Brilliant Stars

Raichu V 2022
Crabominable V

Fusion Strike

Crabominable V 2021
Crabominable V

Fusion Strike

Crabominable V 2021
Trevenant V

Evolving Skies

Trevenant V 2021
Trevenant V

Evolving Skies

Trevenant V 2021
Trevenant VMAX

Evolving Skies

Trevenant VMAX 2021