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SH Victini ex · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · 2023
Illustrator 2019 – 2024

Saki Hayashiro

Saki Hayashiro has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2019, with artwork appearing through 2024. Their illustrations span Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases, including sets such as Darkness Ablaze, Chilling Reign, and 151.

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Main period
2019 – 2024
Cards illustrated
41
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$95.51
Snorlax · 2021
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About the artist

Saki Hayashiro is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 2019 to 2024. In this index, their cards appear primarily across the Sword & Shield era, with additional credits in Scarlet & Violet. Set appearances include Darkness Ablaze, Chilling Reign, and 151, alongside other releases from the same period.

The work is characterized by digital illustration with colorful, cartoon-leaning forms and a playful, energetic mood. Compositions tend toward focused, balanced staging, often pushed by dynamic movement and clear silhouettes. Color palettes frequently favor vibrant and pastel harmonies, with occasional contrasting accents. A representative card is Victini ex (SVP 142). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Saki Hayashiro is Snorlax (SWSH6 224).

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Best cards by Saki Hayashiro

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

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Victini ex

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Victini ex 2023
Mew

Celebrations

Mew 2021
Duraludon VMAX

Evolving Skies

Duraludon VMAX 2021
Inteleon

Evolving Skies

Inteleon 2021
Galarian Rapidash V

Chilling Reign

Galarian Rapidash V 2021
Snorlax

Chilling Reign

Snorlax 2021
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Saki Hayashiro’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Saki Hayashiro’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Colorless
    15
  2. Fire
    7
  3. Psychic
    5
  4. Dragon
    5
  5. Grass
    4
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Iconic cards

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

Snorlax

Snorlax

Chilling Reign 2021
Mew

Mew

Celebrations 2021
Pikachu V

Pikachu V

Vivid Voltage 2020
Dragonite V

Dragonite V

Evolving Skies 2021
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The full archive

12 of 41 cards · every credit, every era.

Wigglytuff ex

Paldean Fates

Wigglytuff ex 2024
Altaria ex

Paradox Rift

Altaria ex 2023
Altaria ex

Paradox Rift

Altaria ex 2023
Wigglytuff ex

151

Wigglytuff ex 2023
Wigglytuff ex

151

Wigglytuff ex 2023
Victini ex

Obsidian Flames

Victini ex 2023
Greedent V

Crown Zenith

Greedent V 2023
Victini ex

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Victini ex 2023
Omastar V

Silver Tempest

Omastar V 2022
Omastar V

Silver Tempest

Omastar V 2022
Pidgeot V

Lost Origin

Pidgeot V 2022
Pidgeot V

Lost Origin

Pidgeot V 2022