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R Cryogonal · Black Bolt · 2025
Illustrator 2023 – 2025

rika

rika has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2023 to 2025, appearing across Scarlet & Violet releases including White Flare, Paradox Rift, and Journey Together. The work leans whimsical and illustrative, with serene, playful moods and balanced, dynamic framing.

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Main period
2023 – 2025
Cards illustrated
15
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$24.70
Dragonair · 2023
§ I

About the artist

rika’s Pokémon TCG credits span 2023–2025, with work concentrated in the Scarlet & Violet era. Appearances include White Flare, Paradox Rift, and Journey Together, alongside other contemporary releases. Across these sets, rika contributes a consistent visual presence that pairs character-forward staging with clear, readable scene design.

The illustrations often combine whimsical, illustrative handling with watercolor-leaning softness, shaped by serene and playful moods. Compositions tend to stay balanced even when the framing turns dynamic, keeping the subject legible through clean silhouettes and controlled foreground emphasis. Color choices frequently favor vibrant palettes, sometimes tempered by pastel and cool-toned harmonies for a calm, airy finish. A representative card is Dragonair.

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Best cards by rika

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

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Cryogonal

Black Bolt

Cryogonal 2025
Mela

Paradox Rift

Mela 2023
Dragonair

151

Dragonair 2023
Cynthia’s Roserade

Destined Rivals

Cynthia’s Roserade 2025
Oshawott

White Flare

Oshawott 2025
Samurott

White Flare

Samurott 2025
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with rika’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where rika’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    9
  2. Dragon
    2
  3. Darkness
    1
  4. Metal
    1
  5. Grass
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Dragonair

Dragonair

151 2023
Mantyke

Mantyke

Paradox Rift 2023
Cynthia’s Roserade

Cynthia’s Roserade

Destined Rivals 2025
Mela

Mela

Paradox Rift 2023
§ VII

The full archive

12 of 15 cards · every credit, every era.

Cryogonal

Black Bolt

Cryogonal 2025
Dewott

White Flare

Dewott 2025
Oshawott

White Flare

Oshawott 2025
Samurott

White Flare

Samurott 2025
Cynthia’s Roserade

Destined Rivals

Cynthia’s Roserade 2025
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon

Destined Rivals

Wellspring Mask Ogerpon 2025
Magearna

Journey Together

Magearna 2025
N’s Reshiram

Journey Together

N’s Reshiram 2025
Glaceon

Twilight Masquerade

Glaceon 2024
Frosmoth

Temporal Forces

Frosmoth 2024
Frigibax

Paldean Fates

Frigibax 2024
Mantyke

Paradox Rift

Mantyke 2023