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Ken Sugimori, 1997 art for the Pokémon Carddass no. 000 featuring Red, Green, Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur Scanned by @linkdu83 enhanced by your very @FLECKABEN and @louminosus
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1996/97 Illustrations by Ken Sugimori for the Carddass and Jumbo Carddass set. Conspiracy theory... are they really by Sugimori?
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Ken Sugimori, 1996 art for the Jumbo Carddass no. 5, featuring Pidgeot, Red, Green and the infamous mono-horn Charizard that was apparently a thing in '96 and '97
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MINT appreciation post! Your average forgotten Pokémon female protagonist Mint by Kagemaru Himeno, from the 2001 game "Pokémon Card GB2". Show her some love, I dunno... petition to have her in Pokémon Masters XD
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Raichu by Mitsuhiro Arita of course from the 1997 Fossil Pokémon TCG expansion. May you be as cheerful as this potato... ehum I mean Raichu
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I know we still have to wrap up Sugimori's Crystal set, however, we had these two on the back burner for far too long! 1999 overlooked Pikachu and Pichu by Ken Sugimori from Pokémon GS original box art, original scan by @FLECKABEN
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This weird weird weird weird weeeird Summer is now over, I'm having what this super chill 1996 Staryu by Mitsuhiro Arita is having and hope for a better Autumn. From the original Pokémon TCG base set japanese booklet.
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1996, Bugcatcher Pidgey by Mitsuhiro Arita, from the original Pokémon TCG base set Japanese booklet
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It's Autumn here in the northern hemisphere, let's hope it's a good one. "Autumn" by Atsuko Nishida, originally published on Game Freak's original website's front page in 1997
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Ken Sugimori starter trio! Featured on the cover of the 1997 Pokémon RGB 大百科 (Encyclopedia). A digitally colored version was apparently used as the front page of the original Game Freak site (don't know when, I found it archived on some old fansite, those are pure gold)
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This wholesome Porygon's origin story was written by Toshiko Takashi and illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki, it's sooo heartwarming I wish it was canon, I'd also love to see it animated. One can only dream... enjoy! (1/3)
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1997 Porygon origin tale from the "Pokémon Tales" series, by Toshiko Takashi and Sumiyoshi Kizuki (2/3)
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1997 Porygon origin tale from the "Pokémon Tales" series, by Toshiko Takashi and Sumiyoshi Kizuki (3/3)
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Doduo, Weedle and Pikachu, the last three vibing Pokémon by Mitsuhiro Arita from the 1996 original rulebook of the TCG Base Set
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Original 1997 Pikachu by Ken Sugimori from his second set made for Pokémon Blue (or...two? allegedly?) before he was replaced by the skinny legend Pikachu in Yellow. Scan by instagram.com/imposter.oak enhanced by us, of course!
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There's a new... Shellder in town! Or rather in the new Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion! Let's celebrate with a couple of old Shellder variants in this illustration by Benimaru Itoh, printed in the 1996 Famitsu Zukan, also a challenge for @LegacyPsk9999 #animeformdex
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Muneo Saitou, the author of the GS manga "Golden Boys" and designer of Suicune, Raikou and Entei, just shared a timelapse of his Kris! twitter.com/muneondo/statu…
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Unfortunately, we won't be able to make a Halloween special like last year, however, we're still going to give you at least some spooky Pokémon this season :D these are Zoroark and Zorua by Tomokazu Komiya printed on a 2011 T-shirt for Uniqlo
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Farfetch'd leek slapping some Digletts in this piece by Tomokazu Komiya from the April 1998 CoroCoro Comic promo card
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WHAT! New content!?!? 1998 Holiday Card by Kagemaru Himeno, Happy Holidays!
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Christmas buddies by Kagemaru Himeno, published on the 1998 December issue of CoroCoro Comics, Happy Holidays guys!
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A classical 1998 Pokémon postcard by Kagemaru Himeno, Merry Christmas!
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WHAT, NEW CONTENT! Gen 1 starter quartet by Ken Sugimori, appeared on the promo poster for the 1999 "Pokémon Song Best Collection" CD (featuring only that very Pikachu on the cover). This illust also appeared on the telephone card celebrating 10mil copies sold, link in thread.
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Imposter Oak appreciation post! Artwork by Ken Sugimori, from the TCG. 1996, Base set - 1997, Rocket - 2001, Neo Destiny scanned by us and enhanced by @FLECKABEN and @jogreeph
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Mini gen 1 set by Ken Sugimori from the 1997 CD "Game Boy Pokemon Sound Complete Set", some of them also apperaed in the 1998 "Pokémon Journal" flyer and as assets in the original GF site, more sources in the thread.
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