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Tika Matsuno — signature work
TM Tinkatink · Paldea Evolved · 2023
Illustrator 2019 – 2025

Tika Matsuno

Tika Matsuno has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2019, with artwork appearing through 2025. Their illustrations span Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases, including Scarlet & Violet and SWSH Black Star Promos, in a whimsical, pastel-leaning style.

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Main period
2019 – 2025
Cards illustrated
48
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$65.35
Vaporeon V · 2019
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About the artist

Tika Matsuno is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from 2019 to 2025. Artwork appears across the Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet series, with frequent placements in Scarlet & Violet, SWSH Black Star Promos, and Paldea Evolved.

The work is characterized by whimsical, playful, and cartoon-leaning illustration, often built around balanced compositions with occasional dynamic staging. Color is a primary driver: vibrant palettes recur throughout, frequently tempered by pastel and soft harmonies. Moods trend cheerful and lighthearted, with serene and dreamy notes appearing in select pieces. A representative credit is Espeon (SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH174). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Tika Matsuno is Vaporeon V (SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH181).

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Best cards by Tika Matsuno

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

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Tinkatink

Paldea Evolved

Tinkatink 2023
Tinkaton ex

Paldea Evolved

Tinkaton ex 2023
Espeon

SWSH Black Star Promos

Espeon 2019
Vaporeon V

SWSH Black Star Promos

Vaporeon V 2019
Petilil

Black Bolt

Petilil 2025
Ribombee

Temporal Forces

Ribombee 2024
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Tika Matsuno’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Tika Matsuno’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
    15
  2. Grass
    12
  3. Colorless
    7
  4. Water
    6
  5. Fire
    4
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Iconic cards

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

Vaporeon V

Vaporeon V

SWSH Black Star Promos 2019
Tinkaton ex

Tinkaton ex

Paldea Evolved 2023
Tinkatuff

Tinkatuff

Paldea Evolved 2023
Snorlax

Snorlax

SWSH Black Star Promos 2019
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The full archive

12 of 48 cards · every credit, every era.

Alomomola

Black Bolt

Alomomola 2025
Petilil

Black Bolt

Petilil 2025
Torchic

Destined Rivals

Torchic 2025
Ribombee

Temporal Forces

Ribombee 2024
Dedenne

Paldean Fates

Dedenne 2024
Ralts

Paldean Fates

Ralts 2024
Butterfree

151

Butterfree 2023
Caterpie

151

Caterpie 2023
Metapod

151

Metapod 2023
Audino

Obsidian Flames

Audino 2023
Tadbulb

Paldea Evolved

Tadbulb 2023
Tinkatink

Paldea Evolved

Tinkatink 2023