Zu-Ka — signature work
Z Team Magma’s Claydol · Team Magma vs Team Aqua · 2004
Illustrator 2003 – 2018

Zu-Ka

Zu-Ka is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2003 to 2018, with artwork appearing in EX-era releases including Team Magma vs Team Aqua, plus later work in Celestial Storm. The style leans digital, with vibrant, contrasting color and clear, balanced compositions.

Main period
2003 – 2018
Cards illustrated
7
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$15.19
Team Magma’s Zangoose · 2004
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About the artist

Zu-Ka is credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 2003 to 2018. Cards illustrated by Zu-Ka appear primarily in the EX series, including Team Magma vs Team Aqua, alongside appearances in Dragon and Unseen Forces, with a later credit in Celestial Storm.

The work is most often rendered in a digital approach, combining vibrant and contrasting palettes with simple, clear layouts. Across the dataset, compositions tend to read as balanced and focused, supporting dynamic and playful moods with occasional abstract or graphic stylization. Team Magma’s Claydol is a recurring subject among Zu-Ka’s Pokémon credits. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Zu-Ka is Team Magma’s Claydol.

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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Zu-Ka’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Zu-Ka’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Psychic
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  2. Darkness
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  3. Colorless
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  4. Fighting
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