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Tomokazu Komiya — signature work
TK Arctibax · Paldea Evolved · 2023
Illustrator 1999 – 2025

Tomokazu Komiya

Tomokazu Komiya has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 1999, with artwork appearing through 2025. Their illustrations span sets including Expedition Base Set, Neo Destiny, and Skyridge, and extend beyond cards to Pokémon Center merchandise, children’s books, and magazines.

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Main period
1999 – 2025
Cards illustrated
250
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$142.01
Politoed · 2001
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About the artist

Tomokazu Komiya has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 1999, with artwork appearing through 2025. In this index, Komiya is associated with a broad run of releases, including Expedition Base Set, Neo Destiny, and Skyridge. Beyond the TCG, Komiya has also worked on Pokémon Center merchandise, and their art has been published in children’s books and popular magazines.

Across these credits, Komiya’s card illustrations are frequently characterized by vibrant, contrasting palettes and a colorful, whimsical tone. Compositions often read as dynamic yet clear, with a focused, character-forward approach that keeps scenes legible even when forms become more abstract or cartoonish. A representative card in this profile is Galarian Slowking V. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya is Eevee & Snorlax-GX.

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Best cards by Tomokazu Komiya

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

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Arctibax

Paldea Evolved

Arctibax 2023
Galarian Slowking V

Chilling Reign

Galarian Slowking V 2021
Brute Bonnet

Paradox Rift

Brute Bonnet 2023
Baxcalibur

Paldea Evolved

Baxcalibur 2023
Karrablast

Black Bolt

Karrablast 2025
Noibat

Journey Together

Noibat 2025
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Tomokazu Komiya’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Tomokazu Komiya’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    42
  2. Colorless
    39
  3. Water
    39
  4. Fighting
    36
  5. Psychic
    27
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Iconic cards

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

Politoed

Politoed

Neo Discovery 2001
Eevee & Snorlax-GX

Eevee & Snorlax-GX

SM Black Star Promos 2017
Cubone

Cubone

Expedition Base Set 2002
Ditto

Ditto

Skyridge 2003
§ VII

The full archive

12 of 250 cards · every credit, every era.

Charcadet

Phantasmal Flames

Charcadet 2025
Murkrow

Phantasmal Flames

Murkrow 2025
Karrablast

Black Bolt

Karrablast 2025
Snover

Destined Rivals

Snover 2025
Noibat

Journey Together

Noibat 2025
Venipede

Twilight Masquerade

Venipede 2024
Elgyem

Temporal Forces

Elgyem 2024
Brute Bonnet

Paradox Rift

Brute Bonnet 2023
Toedscool

Paradox Rift

Toedscool 2023
Wiglett

Paradox Rift

Wiglett 2023
Gastly

151

Gastly 2023
Gengar

151

Gengar 2023