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Ok posting this 1996 Tangela by Benimaru Itoh now because it's too cute.
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More Pokémon facts! Benimaru Itoh aka “Ashura” , Translated "Pokémon Olympics” from the 1996 book ポケットモンスター図鑑 (”Pokédex”, more literally “An Illustrated Book of Pocket Monsters”), Translated, scanned and enhanced.
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Ken Sugimori, "nurse" and Pikachu from the "Pokémon Journal Vol. 0" a flyer distributed in Japan for the Pokémon Center Tokyo store first opening in April 1998. Original scan by @linkdu83 enhanced by us, check out the whole contents of the flyer instagram.com/p/Bo7A2hAgKS4/
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1997, Lei Nekojima 猫島礼 illustration from one of the 10 Pokémon mysteries (ポケモン10の謎?) from the booklet PokéBon edited by Shogakukan
Mystery 2 - How does a Pokémon feel inside a Pokéball?
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1996, Slowbro wearing an Exp. Share by Ken Sugimori, featured on one of the Jumbo Carddass. Thanks to @linkdu83 for the original scans :D check out their collection on instagram!
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Kagemaru Himeno, "September" from the 1998 Pikachu Sticker Calendar published in CoroCoro Comic Dec 1997
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Finally! The -almost- complete 2001 Pokémon Card VS set by Ken Sugimori, feat. all the Johto Gym Leaders, Elite 4, Champion Lance and Janine! Thanks to pokechars.tumblr.com . Part 2 will come with the incomplete ones and the Kanto mugs. Download it here mediafire.com/file/0gcupyois…
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Presumably late 1996, Pokémon Poker Cards (トラカルタ) by Kagemaru Himeno! Published in CoroCoro Comic January 1997, enhanced versions of each illustration coming in the next months :p
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Enhanced version of the concepts for the sprites of the gen 1 Gym leaders, by Ken Sugimori, possibly dating 1993-95. You can clearly see Yujirou was supposed to be the first one, more about him here helixchamber.com/2019/02/16/wha…
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September 1996, Proto-base set Charmander card by Mitsuhiro Arita and its well known final release, published in CoroCoro Comic. You want to know more about the proto-tcg set? We've got a whole dossier about it helixchamber.com/2019/04/08/pro…
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Dragon type trainers Clair and Lance from the 2001 Pokémon Card VS set by Ken Sugimori! Check out Hirespokemon and Pokechars on Tumblr!
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More 2001 Pokémon Card VS art by Ken Sugimori! Whitney and Jasmine! Check out hirespokemon and pokechars on tumblr!
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Yatta! In the next two weeks, we’ll be posting the elusive 2001 Pokémon Card VS set by Ken Sugimori! Thanks to the wonderful pokechars.tumblr.com who sent me on this quest one year ago! These are, of course, Karen and Bugsy. More details on our Tumblr(s).
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More Arbok variations from the 1997 4Koma collection (Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia) by Takahiro Yamashita. Translated by @catstorm26 who's also a great artist we recommend following :D
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1998, Team Rocket Jessie and her Arbok, art by Ken Sugimori, featured on Game Freak’s official website. Enhanced and upscaled.
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1996, Benimaru Itoh aka “Ashura". Trivia vignettes for Lapras, Drowzee and Poliwhirl from the book ポケットモンスター図鑑 (”Pokédex”, more literally “An Illustrated Book of Pocket Monsters”), printed in April 1996. More to come ò.o, scanned by @LoopKoopTroop
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From the 1997 4Koma collection (Pokémon 4Koma Encyclopedia) by Takahiro Yamashita. Turns out Mikon (Missingno. 081 and scrapped Pokémon in Spaceworld 97) was in Yamashita’s dreams in 1997
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Night/Day mechanic visualization for Pokemon 2 by Kagemaru Himeno, published in Corocoro comic, November 1997
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Just leaving here this 1999 Pippi aka Red’s Clefairy from vol. 8 of the Pocket Monsters manga by Kosaku Anakubo
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January, February, March and April from the 1998 CoroCoro Pikachu calendar by Kagemaru Himeno.
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Late 1996 or early 1997, rare nurses by Ken Sugimori, heavily enhanced from low-quality assets found on the original Game Freak website. Mind these have been heavily reworked, hence the full-res original might look somewhat different if found!
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Ken Sugimori, posted on Game Freak’s official website around January 1999. Original title みんな走れ！(Everybody run!). Enhanced and upscaled from the original.
HQ Pokémon art archive! making the PokéArt book we deserve! Also on Tumblr and Instagram, help translate the PokéTales ko-fi.com/hi_res_pokemon