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TM Yanmega ex · Destined Rivals · 2025
Illustrator 2023 – 2025

Tonji Matsuno

Tonji Matsuno (松野トンジ) is credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 2023–2025, spanning Scarlet & Violet releases including Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, Obsidian Flames, and Paradox Rift. The work leans digital, vibrant, and action-forward with focused staging.

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Main period
2023 – 2025
Cards illustrated
15
Most represented era
Scarlet & Violet
Most valuable card
$24.37
Yanmega ex · 2025
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About the artist

Tonji Matsuno (松野トンジ) has Pokémon TCG credits from 2023 to 2025, with work concentrated in the Scarlet & Violet era. Appearances include Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, Obsidian Flames, and Paradox Rift, reflecting a consistent presence across recent releases.

Across these cards, Matsuno’s approach reads as digital and colorful, with vibrant, contrasting palettes that keep subjects crisp against energetic surroundings. Compositions tend to be tightly focused and frequently action-oriented, using foreground emphasis and balanced framing to clarify movement and silhouette. The mood range skews dynamic and intense, while occasional playful notes soften the pacing without losing clarity. A representative example is Kingdra (sv4-32). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Tonji Matsuno is Yanmega ex (sv10-228).

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Best cards by Tonji Matsuno

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

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Yanmega ex

Destined Rivals

Yanmega ex 2025
Magmortar

Journey Together

Magmortar 2025
Iron Treads

Temporal Forces

Iron Treads 2024
Kingdra

Paradox Rift

Kingdra 2023
Krokorok

Black Bolt

Krokorok 2025
Heliolisk

Twilight Masquerade

Heliolisk 2024
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Signature Pokémon

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

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Defining sets

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

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

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

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

Yanmega ex

Yanmega ex

Destined Rivals 2025
Krokorok

Krokorok

Black Bolt 2025
Bouffalant

Bouffalant

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 2023
Heliolisk

Heliolisk

Twilight Masquerade 2024
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The full archive

12 of 15 cards · every credit, every era.

Krokorok

Black Bolt

Krokorok 2025
Terrakion

White Flare

Terrakion 2025
Steven’s Baltoy

Destined Rivals

Steven’s Baltoy 2025
Yanmega ex

Destined Rivals

Yanmega ex 2025
Magmortar

Journey Together

Magmortar 2025
Heliolisk

Twilight Masquerade

Heliolisk 2024
Iron Treads

Temporal Forces

Iron Treads 2024
Charmeleon

Paldean Fates

Charmeleon 2024
Kingdra

Paradox Rift

Kingdra 2023
Zacian

Paradox Rift

Zacian 2023
Frogadier

Obsidian Flames

Frogadier 2023
Sharpedo

Obsidian Flames

Sharpedo 2023