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Shinya Komatsu — signature work
SK Alakazam ex · 151 · 2023
Illustrator 2022 – 2025

Shinya Komatsu

Shinya Komatsu is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2022, with artwork appearing through 2025. Recent contributions span Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield releases, including 151 and Silver Tempest, marked by vibrant, playful illustration and balanced, dynamic layouts.

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Main period
2022 – 2025
Cards illustrated
17
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$145.61
Machamp V · 2022
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About the artist

Shinya Komatsu has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2022, with artwork appearing through 2025. Komatsu’s illustrations are represented across Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield, including 151, Silver Tempest, and Paldea Evolved.

The work in this dataset favors cartoonish, colorful rendering with a playful, lighthearted tone. Compositions tend toward balanced structures with frequent dynamic staging, supported by vibrant palettes that often lean pastel and harmonious. A representative card is Alakazam ex. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Shinya Komatsu is Machamp V.

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Best cards by Shinya Komatsu

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

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Alakazam ex

151

Alakazam ex 2023
Sunflora

Twilight Masquerade

Sunflora 2024
Frillish

White Flare

Frillish 2025
Clauncher

Scarlet & Violet

Clauncher 2023
Magnezone

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Magnezone 2023
Octillery

Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery

Octillery 2022
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Shinya Komatsu’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Shinya Komatsu’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    5
  2. Fighting
    4
  3. Psychic
    3
  4. Dragon
    1
  5. Metal
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Machamp V

Machamp V

Astral Radiance 2022
Alakazam ex

Alakazam ex

151 2023
Frillish

Frillish

White Flare 2025
Garbodor

Garbodor

Paradox Rift 2023
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The full archive

12 of 17 cards · every credit, every era.

Piloswine

Phantasmal Flames

Piloswine 2025
Frillish

White Flare

Frillish 2025
Misty’s Staryu

Destined Rivals

Misty’s Staryu 2025
Klawf

Journey Together

Klawf 2025
Sunflora

Twilight Masquerade

Sunflora 2024
Beheeyem

Temporal Forces

Beheeyem 2024
Garbodor

Paradox Rift

Garbodor 2023
Alakazam ex

151

Alakazam ex 2023
Cubone

151

Cubone 2023
Marowak

151

Marowak 2023
Pelipper

Paldea Evolved

Pelipper 2023
Clauncher

Scarlet & Violet

Clauncher 2023