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Shin Nagasawa — signature work
SN Gyarados VMAX · Evolving Skies · 2021
Illustrator 2009 – 2025

Shin Nagasawa

Shin Nagasawa has illustrated Pokémon TCG cards from 2009 to 2025, with work appearing across Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and Scarlet & Violet. The art leans into action-forward clarity—vibrant, contrasting color and focused, character-led staging.

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Main period
2009 – 2025
Cards illustrated
306
Most represented era
Sun & Moon
Most valuable card
$73.99
Celebi & Venusaur-GX · 2017
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About the artist

Shin Nagasawa has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations from 2009 through 2025. Across more than 300 cards, the work appears prominently in Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, and Scarlet & Violet, with additional presence in SM Black Star Promos and other expansions. Alongside trading card illustrations, Nagasawa’s background includes cartooning and broader design work for animated television shows and video games.

Visually, the cards favor dynamic, energetic presentation with balanced compositions that keep the subject readable at a glance. Character-focused framing and foreground emphasis recur, often paired with playful, lighthearted moods even when the action intensifies. Color is typically vibrant and contrasting, supporting clear silhouettes and crisp focal points, while the overall finish remains clean and digital in feel. A representative example is Gyarados VMAX. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Shin Nagasawa is Celebi & Venusaur-GX.

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Best cards by Shin Nagasawa

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

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Gyarados VMAX

Evolving Skies

Gyarados VMAX 2021
Gyarados VMAX

Evolving Skies

Gyarados VMAX 2021
Darkrai

Lost Origin

Darkrai 2022
Tapu Fini

Chilling Reign

Tapu Fini 2021
Zacian

Vivid Voltage

Zacian 2020
Galarian Articuno

SWSH Black Star Promos

Galarian Articuno 2019
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Shin Nagasawa’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Shin Nagasawa’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    48
  2. Fighting
    45
  3. Grass
    37
  4. Psychic
    36
  5. Lightning
    29
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Iconic cards

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

Celebi & Venusaur-GX

Celebi & Venusaur-GX

SM Black Star Promos 2017
Arceus

Arceus

XY Black Star Promos 2013
White Kyurem

White Kyurem

XY Black Star Promos 2013
Regigigas

Regigigas

XY Black Star Promos 2013
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The full archive

12 of 306 cards · every credit, every era.

Carvanha

Phantasmal Flames

Carvanha 2025
Throh

Black Bolt

Throh 2025
Skarmory

Destined Rivals

Skarmory 2025
Team Rocket’s Orbeetle

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Orbeetle 2025
Donphan

Paldean Fates

Donphan 2024
Houndstone

Paldean Fates

Houndstone 2024
Kingambit

Paldean Fates

Kingambit 2024
Lucario

Paldean Fates

Lucario 2024
Palafin

Paldean Fates

Palafin 2024
Thundurus

Paldean Fates

Thundurus 2024
Toedscool

Paldean Fates

Toedscool 2024
Weavile

Paldean Fates

Weavile 2024