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Ryo Ueda — signature work
RU Mew ex · Celebrations: Classic Collection · 2021
Illustrator 2003 – 2023

Ryo Ueda

Ryo Ueda has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2003 to 2023, spanning more than 400 illustrations. Work appears across EX, XY, and Sword & Shield, with a digital, action-forward approach that favors focused framing, balanced layouts, and vibrant, contrasting color.

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Main period
2003 – 2023
Cards illustrated
463
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$747.75
Gengar-EX · 2014
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About the artist

Ryo Ueda is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations from 2003 through 2023, with more than 400 cards in the index. Their work appears frequently across the EX, XY, and Sword & Shield series, and also includes Trainer and Energy cards. Across these releases, the visuals tend toward clear staging and readable silhouettes, often built around centered, focused compositions.

Ueda’s style is predominantly digital, combining dynamic, action-leaning framing with balanced structure. Color is often vivid and contrasting, shifting between bright impact and cooler, more restrained palettes when the scene calls for it. Moods range from playful and energetic to more intense or mysterious, while the overall presentation stays clean and direct. Electrode (swsh6-222) highlights this approach with crisp foreground emphasis and high-contrast color control. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Ryo Ueda is Championship Arena (np-28).

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Best cards by Ryo Ueda

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

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Mew ex

Celebrations: Classic Collection

Mew ex 2021
Electrode

Chilling Reign

Electrode 2021
Alakazam-EX

Fates Collide

Alakazam-EX 2016
Umbreon-EX

Fates Collide

Umbreon-EX 2016
Jolteon-EX

Generations

Jolteon-EX 2016
Gyarados-EX

BREAKpoint

Gyarados-EX 2016
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Ryo Ueda’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Ryo Ueda’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    34
  2. Metal
    30
  3. Water
    30
  4. Colorless
    29
  5. Lightning
    23
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Iconic cards

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

Gengar-EX

Gengar-EX

Phantom Forces 2014
Umbreon ex

Umbreon ex

Unseen Forces 2005
Espeon ex

Espeon ex

Unseen Forces 2005
Victini-EX

Victini-EX

Plasma Storm 2013
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The full archive

12 of 463 cards · every credit, every era.

Energy Retrieval

Crown Zenith

Energy Retrieval 2023
Pokémon Catcher

Crown Zenith

Pokémon Catcher 2023
Potion

Crown Zenith

Potion 2023
Dark Patch

Lost Origin

Dark Patch 2022
Dark Patch

Astral Radiance

Dark Patch 2022
Machamp V

Astral Radiance

Machamp V 2022
Supereffective Glasses

Astral Radiance

Supereffective Glasses 2022
Druddigon

Brilliant Stars

Druddigon 2022
Wormadam

Brilliant Stars

Wormadam 2022
Battle VIP Pass

Fusion Strike

Battle VIP Pass 2021
Cram-o-matic

Fusion Strike

Cram-o-matic 2021
Quick Ball

Fusion Strike

Quick Ball 2021