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O Arbok · Temporal Forces · 2024
Illustrator 2022 – 2025

OKUBO

OKUBO has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2022, with artwork appearing through 2025. Recent credits cluster in Scarlet & Violet-era releases including Paradox Rift, Twilight Masquerade, and Temporal Forces, marked by cartoonish, lighthearted presentation.

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Main period
2022 – 2025
Cards illustrated
18
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$25.67
Amoonguss · 2025
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About the artist

OKUBO is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2022, with artwork appearing through 2025. Credits are concentrated in the Scarlet & Violet series, including Paradox Rift, Twilight Masquerade, and Temporal Forces, with additional appearances in related promotional releases.

Across these cards, OKUBO’s illustrations favor a cartoonish, playful approach with whimsical touches. Compositions are typically focused and balanced, often keeping the subject clear and centrally staged, while color choices lean vibrant and contrasting for immediate readability. A representative example is Arbok (sv5-176). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by OKUBO is Amoonguss (zsv10pt5-96).

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Best cards by OKUBO

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

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Arbok

Temporal Forces

Arbok 2024
Darmanitan

Twilight Masquerade

Darmanitan 2024
Crustle

Paradox Rift

Crustle 2023
Amoonguss

Black Bolt

Amoonguss 2025
Bronzor

Phantasmal Flames

Bronzor 2025
Scraggy

Scarlet & Violet Promos

Scraggy 2022
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with OKUBO’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where OKUBO’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

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

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

Amoonguss

Amoonguss

Black Bolt 2025
Arbok

Arbok

Temporal Forces 2024
Crustle

Crustle

Paradox Rift 2023
Scraggy

Scraggy

Scarlet & Violet Promos 2022
§ VII

The full archive

12 of 18 cards · every credit, every era.

Bronzor

Phantasmal Flames

Bronzor 2025
Amoonguss

Black Bolt

Amoonguss 2025
Garbodor

White Flare

Garbodor 2025
Trubbish

White Flare

Trubbish 2025
Arrokuda

Destined Rivals

Arrokuda 2025
Metapod

Journey Together

Metapod 2025
Applin

Twilight Masquerade

Applin 2024
Darmanitan

Twilight Masquerade

Darmanitan 2024
Probopass

Twilight Masquerade

Probopass 2024
Arbok

Temporal Forces

Arbok 2024
Wiglett

Temporal Forces

Wiglett 2024
Gimmighoul

Paldean Fates

Gimmighoul 2024