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Sumiyoshi Kizuki — signature work
SK Bellossom · Aquapolis · 2003
Illustrator 1999 – 2023

Sumiyoshi Kizuki

Sumiyoshi Kizuki has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 1999 to 2023, spanning sets such as Team Rocket, Skyridge, and Legends Awakened. The work favors cartoonish, playful staging with clear, balanced compositions and vibrant-to-pastel color.

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Main period
1999 – 2023
Cards illustrated
213
Most represented era
Diamond & Pearl
Most valuable card
$150.00
Butterfree · 2002
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About the artist

Sumiyoshi Kizuki’s Pokémon TCG credits run from 1999 through 2023, with work appearing across multiple eras, including Team Rocket, Skyridge, and Legends Awakened. Across more than 200 cards, the illustrations frequently extend beyond Pokémon to include Trainer cards, maintaining a consistent emphasis on readability and character-forward presentation.

The visual approach leans cartoonish and playful, shaped by simple, balanced layouts that keep silhouettes and expressions immediately legible. Color is typically vibrant, often softened with pastel passages or sharpened through gentle contrast, supporting lighthearted and cheerful moods. When motion enters the frame, it tends to be handled with clean, dynamic posing rather than dense background complexity, preserving a clear focal point. A representative highlight is Bellossom (Skyridge H5), where the composition’s clarity and buoyant palette align closely with Kizuki’s whimsical, energetic sensibility. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki is Tropical Tidal Wave (NP 27).

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Best cards by Sumiyoshi Kizuki

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

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Bellossom

Aquapolis

Bellossom 2003
Mismagius

Legendary Treasures

Mismagius 2013
Mismagius

SM Black Star Promos

Mismagius 2017
Servine

Fates Collide

Servine 2016
Togekiss

Roaring Skies

Togekiss 2015
Slowbro

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Slowbro 2010
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Sumiyoshi Kizuki’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Sumiyoshi Kizuki’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    39
  2. Psychic
    31
  3. Water
    29
  4. Fighting
    29
  5. Colorless
    21
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Iconic cards

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

Butterfree

Butterfree

Expedition Base Set 2002
Eevee

Eevee

Skyridge 2003
Togepi

Togepi

Team Rocket Returns 2004
Hitmontop

Hitmontop

Neo Discovery 2001
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The full archive

12 of 213 cards · every credit, every era.

Zubat

Paradox Rift

Zubat 2023
Stunfisk

Obsidian Flames

Stunfisk 2023
Meltan

Pokémon GO

Meltan 2022
Pupitar

Pokémon GO

Pupitar 2022
Sigilyph

Brilliant Stars

Sigilyph 2022
Baltoy

Fusion Strike

Baltoy 2021
Fletchling

Evolving Skies

Fletchling 2021
Spewpa

Battle Styles

Spewpa 2021
Joltik

Vivid Voltage

Joltik 2020
Vibrava

Darkness Ablaze

Vibrava 2020
Lotad

Rebel Clash

Lotad 2020
Chinchou

Sword & Shield

Chinchou 2020