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Ken Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森 建, Hepburn: Sugimori Ken, born January 27, 1966 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, and director. He is best known as the primary character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise.
- Designs
- Characters
- Artwork
- Credits
- Trivia
- External Links
Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Sugimori. 1. Nidoran♀ 2. Nidoqueen 3. Nidoran♂ 4. Nidoking 5. Clefairy 6. Arcanine 7. Tentacool 8. Slowbro 9. Magnemite 10. Grimer 11. Cloyster 12. Gastly 13. Gengar 14. Voltorb 15. Exeggcute 16. Exeggutor 17. Cubone 18. Lickitung 19. Rhyhorn 20. Rhydon 21. Tangela 22. Kangaskhan 23. Staryu 24. Pinsir 25. Gyarados 26. Lapras 27. Snorlax 28. Mewtwo 29. Hoothoot 30. Pichu 31. Sudowoodo 32. Umbreon (colors, alongside Atsuko Nishida) 33. Unown 34. Bl...
The following is a list of characters designed by Sugimori. 1. Yujirou from Red and Green 2. Brock from Red and Green 3. Misty from Red and Green 4. Lt. Surge from Red and Green 5. Erika from Red and Green 6. Sabrina from Red and Green 7. Koga from Red and Green 8. Blaine from Red and Green 9. Jessie and James from Yellow 10. Liko from Pokémon Hori...
Official artwork
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Sugimori. 1. Key art of every Pokémon from Red and Green 2. Key art of every Pokémon from Blue 3. Key art of every Pokémon from Gold and Silver 4. Key art of every Pokémon from Ruby and Sapphire 5. Key art of every Pokémon from FireRed and LeafGreen 6. Key art of every Pokémon from Diamond and Pearl 7. Key art of every Pokémon from HeartGold and SoulSilver 8. Art for every Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards 9. Yujirou from Red and...
Merchandise
This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Sugimori has contributed artwork to. There are 968 cards illustrated by Sugimori, though most of them include re-used artwork from various games. For a list of cards he has illustrated, see here.
Games
1. Mendel Palace(1989) - Character Designer, Character Digitalizer 2. Smart Ball(1991) - Game Designer, Story, Character Designer 3. Yoshi(1991) - Character Designer 4. Magical Tarurūto-kun(1992) - Direction, Game Design, Graphic Design 5. Mario & Wario(1993) - Character Designer 6. Pulseman(1994) - Direction & Game Design, Graphics 7. Pokémon Red and Green(1996) - Character Design, Monster Design 8. Bazaru de Gozaru no Game de Gozaru(1996) - Graphics 9. Pokémon Blue(1996) - Character Design,...
TCG illustration
For a list of cards illustrated by Ken Sugimori, go here.
Animation
1. 1998-07-18 Pikachu's Vacation(Character Concept Art) 2. 1998-07-18 Mewtwo Strikes Back(Character Concept Art) 3. 1999-07-17 Pikachu's Rescue Adventure(Character Concept Art) 4. 1999-07-17 The Power of One(Character Concept Art) 5. 2000-07-08 Pikachu & Pichu(Character Concept Art) 6. 2000-07-08 Spell of the Unown: Entei(Character Concept Art) 7. 2001-07-07 Pikachu's PikaBoo(Character Concept Art) 8. 2001-07-07 Celebi: The Voice of the Forest(Character Concept Art) 9. 2002-07-13 Camp Pikachu...
The character Kenji from the Pokémon anime (known as Tracey Sketchit in the English dub) may be a homage to Ken Sugimori, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi,...Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is Gengar due to its simple design.Sugimori has illustrated more Pokémon cards than any other artist.Sep 1, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Ken Sugimori, the co-founder of Game Freak and the lead illustrator of Pokémon. Discover his artistic style, contributions, and legacy in the world of gaming and animation.
Jul 26, 2018 · Ken Sugimori is one of the founding members of GAME FREAK Inc. He was in charge of the official character design for Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. He is currently a director at the company. Koji Nishino is a planner for GAME FREAK Inc.
It was created by Satoshi Tajiri with assistance from Ken Sugimori, the first games, Pocket Monsters Red and Green, were released in 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy, later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version.
Ken Sugimori (born January 27, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, and director. He is most famous as the character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori is also credited with the art direction for other titles, including Pulseman. Sugimori drew all of the original 151 ...
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