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Takeshi Nakamura — signature work
TN Slither Wing · Paradox Rift · 2023
Illustrator 2022 – 2025

Takeshi Nakamura

Takeshi Nakamura has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2022 to 2025, spanning Scarlet & Violet-era releases such as Paradox Rift, Temporal Forces, and 151. The work leans digital and action-forward, with balanced staging and vibrant, contrasting color.

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Main period
2022 – 2025
Cards illustrated
15
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$7.43
Carracosta · 2025
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About the artist

Credited from 2022 through 2025, Takeshi Nakamura’s Pokémon TCG work appears primarily in the Scarlet & Violet series, with placements including Paradox Rift, Temporal Forces, and 151. Across these releases, the illustrations favor clear readability and character-first presentation, often organizing the scene with balanced structure and a firm foreground emphasis.

Stylistically, Nakamura’s cards lean digital and dynamic, pairing energetic, playful moods with focused compositions that keep the subject prominent. Color is frequently handled through vibrant, contrasting palettes, occasionally tempered by earthy or cool-toned passages to separate forms and maintain clarity during action-forward framing. A representative example is Slither Wing, where the staging stays direct and the palette remains bold without sacrificing definition. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Takeshi Nakamura is Carracosta.

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Best cards by Takeshi Nakamura

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

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Slither Wing

Paradox Rift

Slither Wing 2023
Iron Moth

Paradox Rift

Iron Moth 2023
Aegislash

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Aegislash 2023
Suicune

Phantasmal Flames

Suicune 2025
Carracosta

Black Bolt

Carracosta 2025
Iron Thorns

Temporal Forces

Iron Thorns 2024
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Takeshi Nakamura’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Takeshi Nakamura’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Metal
    3
  2. Water
    3
  3. Colorless
    2
  4. Fire
    2
  5. Fighting
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Carracosta

Carracosta

Black Bolt 2025
N’s Darmanitan

N’s Darmanitan

Scarlet & Violet Promos 2022
Iron Moth

Iron Moth

Paradox Rift 2023
Slither Wing

Slither Wing

Paradox Rift 2023
§ VII

The full archive

12 of 15 cards · every credit, every era.

Bramblin

Phantasmal Flames

Bramblin 2025
Suicune

Phantasmal Flames

Suicune 2025
Carracosta

Black Bolt

Carracosta 2025
Steven’s Beldum

Destined Rivals

Steven’s Beldum 2025
Team Rocket’s Porygon2

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Porygon2 2025
Alolan Golem

Journey Together

Alolan Golem 2025
Wailord

Journey Together

Wailord 2025
Conkeldurr

Twilight Masquerade

Conkeldurr 2024
Iron Thorns

Temporal Forces

Iron Thorns 2024
Iron Moth

Paradox Rift

Iron Moth 2023
Slither Wing

Paradox Rift

Slither Wing 2023
Tauros

151

Tauros 2023