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Shigenori Negishi — signature work
SN Blaziken VMAX · Chilling Reign · 2021
Illustrator 2011 – 2025

Shigenori Negishi

Shigenori Negishi has contributed Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2011 to 2025, spanning series such as Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and XY. The work leans cartoonish and playful, with balanced, character-forward staging and vibrant, contrasting color.

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Main period
2011 – 2025
Cards illustrated
153
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$371.11
Blaziken VMAX · 2021
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About the artist

Shigenori Negishi has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations from 2011 through 2025. Across more than 150 cards, the work appears throughout series including Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and XY, with additional presence in sets such as Fusion Strike and Cosmic Eclipse.

Negishi’s images read as cartoonish and playful, shaped by lighthearted, energetic moods and clear, balanced compositions. Character-focused staging and foreground emphasis keep the subject immediate, while simple structures leave room for expressive posing and action-forward framing when needed. Color is typically vibrant, often pushed with contrasting accents, and occasionally softened with pastel or warm notes to maintain a cheerful tone. A representative highlight is Shining Jirachi. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Shigenori Negishi is Blaziken VMAX.

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Best cards by Shigenori Negishi

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

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Blaziken VMAX

Chilling Reign

Blaziken VMAX 2021
Shining Jirachi

Shining Legends

Shining Jirachi 2017
Corviknight VMAX

Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery

Corviknight VMAX 2022
Servine

Legendary Treasures

Servine 2013
Ambipom

Phantasmal Flames

Ambipom 2025
Timburr

Black Bolt

Timburr 2025
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Shigenori Negishi’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Shigenori Negishi’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    25
  2. Fighting
    25
  3. Water
    22
  4. Colorless
    20
  5. Psychic
    17
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Iconic cards

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

Blaziken VMAX

Blaziken VMAX

Chilling Reign 2021
Mudkip

Mudkip

Celestial Storm 2018
Shining Jirachi

Shining Jirachi

Shining Legends 2017
Entei V

Entei V

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery 2023
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The full archive

12 of 153 cards · every credit, every era.

Ambipom

Phantasmal Flames

Ambipom 2025
Lombre

Phantasmal Flames

Lombre 2025
Timburr

Black Bolt

Timburr 2025
Dipplin

Destined Rivals

Dipplin 2025
Hawlucha

Twilight Masquerade

Hawlucha 2024
Varoom

Twilight Masquerade

Varoom 2024
Turtonator

Temporal Forces

Turtonator 2024
Dondozo

Paldean Fates

Dondozo 2024
Maushold

Paldean Fates

Maushold 2024
Snorlax

Paldean Fates

Snorlax 2024
Starmie

Paldean Fates

Starmie 2024
Doublade

Paradox Rift

Doublade 2023