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The Pokémon cards with the most beautiful artwork: styles and illustrators to know

Updated on 16/10/2026

The Pokémon cards with the most beautiful artwork: styles and illustrators to know
Eight cards by HYOGONOSUKE from our stock
Eight cards by HYOGONOSUKE, one of the most loved names: pastel colours and little everyday stories.

Real watercolour: Narumi Sato

Narumi Sato's cards are painted by hand with transparent watercolours: look at the gradients and the soft edges of the colour, impossible to achieve digitally.

Cards by Narumi Sato

Lechonk 120/108 — Ruler of the Black Flame

Lechonk

120/108

2,49 €1 pcs
Snorunt 063/062 — Raging Surf

Snorunt

063/062

4,49 €1 pcs
Eevee 078/066 — Crimson Haze

Eevee

078/066

42,99 €2 pcs
Azurill 086/076 — Storm Emeralda

Azurill

086/076

5,89 €4 pcs

Clay and crochet: Yuka Morii and Asako Ito

Two artists who don't draw. Yuka Morii sculpts the Pokémon in clay and photographs them in real settings; Asako Ito crochets them. Up close, their cards show the marks of the modelling and the texture of the yarn.

Yuka Morii and Asako Ito

Audino 156/086 — Black Bolt

Audino

156/086

6,79 €1 pcs
Klinklang 148/086 — White Flare

Klinklang

148/086

4,39 €1 pcs
Drapion V 227/172 — VSTAR Universe

Drapion V

227/172

7,89 €4 pcs
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Altaria 194/172 — VSTAR Universe

Altaria

194/172

4,49 €0 pcs

The documentary style: Mitsuhiro Arita

Mitsuhiro Aritahas drawn Pokémon cards since 1996 and created the very first set's Charizard. His Pokémon look as if they were filmed for a nature documentary, with realistic light and framing.

Cards by Mitsuhiro Arita

Wartortle 171/165 — Pokemon Card 151

Wartortle

171/165

19,99 €9 pcs
Relicanth 077/071 — Wild Force

Relicanth

077/071

3,39 €3 pcs
Wattrel 105/101 — Mask of Change

Wattrel

105/101

1,99 €11 pcs
Crabominable 107/102 — Stellar Miracle

Crabominable

107/102

1,99 €11 pcs

The style that divides: Tomokazu Komiya

Exaggerated proportions, irregular outlines, free colours: Tomokazu Komiya's cards are inspired by primitive and children's art. Some find them strange, others collect them all.

Cards by Tomokazu Komiya

Drowzee 086/078 — Violet ex

Drowzee

086/078

18,99 €22 pcs
Arctibax 076/071 — Snow Hazard

Arctibax

076/071

8,99 €1 pcs
Brute Bonnet 077/066 — Ancient Roar

Brute Bonnet

077/066

5,99 €5 pcs
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Oricorio 176/172 — VSTAR Universe

Oricorio

176/172

2,99 €0 pcs

Stories across several cards

Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos ARs side by side in a single scene
Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos from 30th Celebration: three ARs that, side by side, become a single illustration. All the others are in the connected illustrations.

Some illustrators draw scenes that continue from one card to the next: evolution lines that tell a story, like Duskull, Dusclops and Dusknoir by James Turner, or panoramas split across several cards, like those by mashu.

Frequently asked questions

Which are the most beautiful Pokémon cards?+
For many collectors they're the Art Rares (AR) and Special Art Rares (SAR), where the Pokémon lives inside a whole scene. Every illustrator has a different style: choose the one that moves you most.
Who are the most famous Pokémon card illustrators?+
Among the most loved: Mitsuhiro Arita (since 1996), Yuka Morii (clay), Asako Ito (crochet), Tomokazu Komiya, sowsow, HYOGONOSUKE, Narumi Sato (watercolour).
What are connected-illustration cards?+
Cards that, placed side by side, form a single scene. You'll find them gathered in our connected illustrations section.

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