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N Groudon · Paradox Rift · 2023
Illustrator 2022 – 2025

Nurikabe

Nurikabe has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2022 to 2025, spanning Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases. The work leans digital and action-forward, with foreground-focused staging, balanced framing, and vibrant, contrasting color that keeps energy high.

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Main period
2022 – 2025
Cards illustrated
16
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$156.51
Aerodactyl V · 2022
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About the artist

Nurikabe’s Pokémon TCG credits run from 2022 through 2025, with work appearing across Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet era sets. Recent placements include Brilliant Stars, 151, and Paradox Rift, reflecting a steady presence across multiple releases while remaining focused on Pokémon illustrations rather than Trainer or Energy cards.

Across these cards, Nurikabe often favors digital rendering with dynamic, action-oriented composition: subjects are pushed toward the foreground, framed with focused, balanced layouts that read clearly at card scale. Color handling tends toward vibrant, high-contrast palettes—frequently warm, sometimes edged with metallic or earthy notes—supporting energetic and occasionally intense moods. A representative highlight is Groudon (sv4-199). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Nurikabe is Aerodactyl V (swsh11-180).

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Best cards by Nurikabe

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

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Groudon

Paradox Rift

Groudon 2023
Kricketune

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Kricketune 2023
Team Rocket’s Zapdos

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Zapdos 2025
Tyranitar

Paldea Evolved

Tyranitar 2023
Calyrex

Crown Zenith

Calyrex 2023
Rapidash

151

Rapidash 2023
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Nurikabe’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Nurikabe’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Fighting
    4
  2. Metal
    3
  3. Dragon
    2
  4. Grass
    2
  5. Fire
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Aerodactyl V

Aerodactyl V

Lost Origin 2022
Groudon

Groudon

Paradox Rift 2023
Tyranitar

Tyranitar

Paldea Evolved 2023
Ferroseed

Ferroseed

White Flare 2025
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The full archive

12 of 16 cards · every credit, every era.

Druddigon

White Flare

Druddigon 2025
Ferroseed

White Flare

Ferroseed 2025
Team Rocket’s Zapdos

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Zapdos 2025
Metagross

Temporal Forces

Metagross 2024
Groudon

Paradox Rift

Groudon 2023
Ponyta

151

Ponyta 2023
Rapidash

151

Rapidash 2023
Tyranitar

Paldea Evolved

Tyranitar 2023
Lucario

Scarlet & Violet

Lucario 2023
Sandile

Scarlet & Violet

Sandile 2023
Calyrex

Crown Zenith

Calyrex 2023
Kricketune

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Kricketune 2023