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Shin-ichi Yoshida — signature work
SY Houndoom · Neo Discovery · 2001
Illustrator 1999 – 2021

Shin-ichi Yoshida

Shin-ichi Yoshida is credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 1999 to 2021, spanning 52 cards. Work appears across Neo Discovery and Neo Destiny, with strong representation in Aquapolis. The look favors vibrant, contrasting color and clear, character-forward staging.

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Main period
1999 – 2021
Cards illustrated
52
Most represented era
Neo
Most valuable card
$374.99
Rocket’s Mewtwo · 2002
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About the artist

Shin-ichi Yoshida’s Pokémon TCG credits run from 1999 to 2021, covering 52 cards. The illustrator appears prominently in Aquapolis, with additional work in Neo Discovery and Neo Destiny, reflecting a long span across the Neo and E-Card eras.

Across these cards, Yoshida’s approach leans cartoonish and traditional in finish, with playful, lighthearted moods that occasionally shift toward mysterious or dynamic beats. Compositions are typically simple and focused—often centered and balanced—keeping attention on a single character or a clean foreground read. Color handling is consistently vibrant, frequently pushed with contrasting and warm notes for immediate clarity. A representative card is Houndoom (Neo Discovery).

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Best cards by Shin-ichi Yoshida

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

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Houndoom

Neo Discovery

Houndoom 2001
Poliwrath

Neo Discovery

Poliwrath 2001
Typhlosion

Neo Genesis

Typhlosion 2000
Rocket’s Mewtwo

Gym Challenge

Mewtwo 2000
Dark Octillery

Neo Destiny

Dark Octillery 2002
Rocket’s Zapdos

Celebrations: Classic Collection

Rocket’s Zapdos 2021
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Shin-ichi Yoshida’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Shin-ichi Yoshida’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Fighting
    13
  2. Lightning
    9
  3. Grass
    8
  4. Water
    6
  5. Colorless
    4
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Iconic cards

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

Rocket’s Mewtwo

Rocket’s Mewtwo

Best of Game 2002
Rocket’s Mewtwo

Rocket’s Mewtwo

Gym Challenge 2000
Typhlosion

Typhlosion

Neo Genesis 2000
Dark Tyranitar

Dark Tyranitar

Neo Destiny 2002
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The full archive

12 of 52 cards · every credit, every era.

Rocket’s Zapdos

Celebrations: Classic Collection

Rocket’s Zapdos 2021
Gligar

Skyridge

Gligar 2003
Magnemite

Skyridge

Magnemite 2003
Piloswine

Skyridge

Piloswine 2003
Ampharos

Aquapolis

Ampharos 2003
Ampharos

Aquapolis

Ampharos 2003
Ariados

Aquapolis

Ariados 2003
Ariados

Aquapolis

Ariados 2003
Electrode

Aquapolis

Electrode 2003
Electrode

Aquapolis

Electrode 2003
Flaaffy

Aquapolis

Flaaffy 2003
Magnemite

Aquapolis

Magnemite 2003