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The Ghost Beneath the Smile Among Pokemon’s most mysterious designs, Mimikyu 198/SM-P stands apart — a 2018 Japanese promo from the Sun & Moon Promos collection, drawn by the talented Saya Tsuruta. It’s not a powerful GX, nor a flashy EX. It’s quiet, pink, and unsettlingly sweet — and that’s precisely what makes it unforgettable. While collectors chase Charizards and […]
When the moon rises over the world of Pokemon TCG, few cards capture the spirit of Halloween quite like Gengar from the Fossil Set (1999). Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, this card isn’t just a collectible — it’s a portal to the eerie, playful darkness that defined an era of art in trading cards. It’s not just about […]
How Ken Sugimori designed the most powerful Pokémon ever created a story where science met art. The Pokemon That Was Never Born Mewtwo wasn’t born it was manufactured. In the ruins of a lab, scientists used Mew’s DNA to create what they believed would be the ultimate Pokémon. It was humanity’s attempt to design perfection a fusion of biology, […]
The 1996 Bulbasaur card, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, marked the true beginning of Pokemon’s visual universe. Before Charizard’s flames or Pikachu’s sparks, there was life, green, calm, and quietly powerful. It was the moment when the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) found its artistic soul. The first breath of Pokemon TCG art The Bulbasaur Base Set card […]
Mitsuhiro Arita – The Brush Behind the Flame Few names in the trading card world hold the legendary weight of Mitsuhiro Arita. Known for his ethereal brushwork, Arita is the artist behind the most beloved Pokemon card of all time — Charizard Base Set. His style fused Japanese painting techniques with bold fantasy illustration, defining not just […]
When we designed the HexCase, we didn’t want to create just another collector display. We wanted to craft something that feels alive — a handcrafted card case that turns every collector card into a piece of art. This isn’t a mass-produced graded card display. Each HexCase is built by hand from FSC-certified wood, finished in warm walnut tones, and fitted with hidden magnets that make the […]