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Tomoaki Imakuni — signature work
TI Dusknoir · Stormfront · 2008
Illustrator 1999 – 2016

Tomoaki Imakuni

Tomoaki Imakuni is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2016. Artwork appears across Base and later eras, including Team Rocket Returns and Stormfront. The dataset records 14 cards, often using cartoonish, playful imagery with vibrant, contrasting color.

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Main period
1999 – 2016
Cards illustrated
14
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$110.68
Dark Dragonair · 2004
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About the artist

Tomoaki Imakuni is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 1999 to 2016. In this dataset, their illustrations appear across multiple series, including Base, Team Rocket Returns, and Stormfront, spanning early releases through later eras. The recorded selection totals 14 cards, with recurring appearances in the EX series alongside smaller clusters in Diamond & Pearl and Platinum.

The work is characterized by cartoonish, playful, and whimsical presentation, often built around simple, focused compositions. Color is frequently vibrant and contrasting, with bright accents supporting clear character-forward scenes and occasional dynamic staging. A representative card in this dataset is Dusknoir (dp7-17). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni is Dark Dragonair (ex7-32).

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Best cards by Tomoaki Imakuni

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

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Dusknoir

Stormfront

Dusknoir 2008
Ninetales

Power Keepers

Ninetales 2007
Garbodor

Legendary Treasures

Garbodor 2013
Hippowdon

Rising Rivals

Hippowdon 2009
Magnezone

Stormfront

Magnezone 2008
Dark Dragonair

Team Rocket Returns

Dragonair 2004
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Tomoaki Imakuni’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Tomoaki Imakuni’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Fighting
    4
  2. Colorless
    3
  3. Psychic
    2
  4. Darkness
    2
  5. Lightning
    1
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Iconic cards

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

Dark Dragonair

Dark Dragonair

Team Rocket Returns 2004
Dark Pupitar

Dark Pupitar

Team Rocket Returns 2004
Ninetales

Ninetales

Power Keepers 2007
Donphan

Donphan

POP Series 3 2006
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The full archive

12 of 14 cards · every credit, every era.

Porygon

Evolutions

Porygon 2016
Garbodor

Legendary Treasures

Garbodor 2013
Grovyle

Arceus

Grovyle 2009
Hippowdon

Rising Rivals

Hippowdon 2009
Dusknoir

Stormfront

Dusknoir 2008
Magnezone

Stormfront

Magnezone 2008
Medicham

Power Keepers

Medicham 2007
Ninetales

Power Keepers

Ninetales 2007
Donphan

POP Series 3

Donphan 2006
Tentacool

Legend Maker

Tentacool 2006
Dark Dragonair

Team Rocket Returns

Dragonair 2004
Dark Pupitar

Team Rocket Returns

Dark Pupitar 2004