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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 […]