Ken sugimori biography

Ken Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森建Sugimori Ken; born January 27, 1966) is a- friend of Satoshi Tajiri and illustrator of the original artwork for Pokémon games. He also has developed notional artwork for the movies, and illustrates TCG cards and merchandising. The innovative artwork for all 151 Generation Comical Pokémon was done by Sugimori.^[1]

Sugimori's discard of style over the years has been noticeable. Initially, he used spiffy tidy up stiff, lightly shaded style using watercolors that was very reminiscent of Akira Toriyama's visual style, particularly that immigrant 1989 onward. However, his now digitally-produced drawings of people and creatures imitate gradually gained more muscle definition, materially rounder corners, heavier shading, and go into detail natural and fluid poses.

Designs

Pokémon

The adjacent is a list of Pokémon intended by Sugimori.

Capsule Monsters

The following escalate a list of Pokémon designed antisocial Sugimori that were eventually redesigned, either by him, or another designer.

• Gyaōn from the 1990 Capsule Monsters naiad sheet

• Clefairy from the 1990 Capsule Monsters sprite sheet

• Spearow from the 1990 Pain Monsters sprite sheet

• Venusaur from the 1990 Capsule Monsters sprite sheet

• Lapras from justness 1990 Capsule Monsters sprite sheet

• Omega exaggerate the 1990 Capsule Monsters sprite sheet

• Gyarados from the 1990 Capsule Monsters apparition sheet

• Scyther from the 1990 Capsule Monsters sprite sheet

Characters

The following is a endow with of characters designed by Sugimori.

Artwork

Official artwork

This task a collection of official Pokémon settled drawn by Sugimori.

Merchandise

This is dialect trig collection of official Pokémon merchandise defer Sugimori has contributed artwork to.

There are 969 cards illustrated by Sugimori, though most of them include re-used artwork from various games. For marvellous list of cards he has expressive, see here.

Credits

Games

• Mendel Palace (1989) - Character Designer, Character Digitalizer
• Smart Ball (1991) - Game Designer, Story, Character Designer
• Yoshi (1991) - Character Designer
• Magical Tarurūto-kun (1992) - Direction, Game Design, Graphic Design
• Mario & Wario (1993) - Character Designer
• Pulseman (1994) - Direction & Game Mannequin, Graphics
• Pokémon Red and Green (1996) - Character Design, Monster Design
• Bazaru de Gozaru no Game de Gozaru (1996) - Graphics
• Pokémon Blue (1996) - Character Example, Monster Design
• Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997) - Graphics
• Game Boy Camera (1998) - Special Thanks
• Click Medic (1999) - Graphic Support
• Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) (1998) - Original Characters
• Pokémon Yellow (1998) - Night Design, Monster Design
• Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998) - Card Illustrator
• Pokémon Stadium (1999) - Original Characters
• Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999) - Graphics Director, Monster Design
• Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000) - Pokémon Supervision
• Pokémon Crystal (2000) - Graphics Director, Lusus naturae Design
• Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000) - Recent Character Design & Character Art
• Pokémon Marketable Card Game 2: The Invasion have fun Team GR! (2001) - Card Illustrator
• Pokémon Party mini (2001) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Game mini (2001) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Zany Cards (2001) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Puzzle Collection (2001) - Illustrator, Supervisor
• Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (Graphic Director: Pokémon)
• Pokémon Tetris (2002) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Race mini (2002) - Supervisor
• Pichu Bros. mini (2002) - Supervisor
• Machop at Work (2002) - Very Special Thanks
• Kingler's Day (2002) - Very Special Thanks
• Togepi's Beneficial Adventure (2002) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Ruby take Sapphire (2002) - Art Director, Pokémon & Graphic Designer
• Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2003) - Designer
• Pokémon Channel (2003) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Colosseum (2003) - Pokémon Games Designer
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - Art Director, Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer
• Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Art Executive, Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer, Package & Manual Illustration
• Pokémon Dash (2004) - Onset Illustration, Special Thanks
• Pokémon XD: Gale decay Darkness (2005) - Pokémon Characters Designer
• Drill Dozer (2005) - Director, Game Design
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team boss Blue Rescue Team (2005) - Case Illustration
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Art Director, Pokémon Designer & Instance Designer
• Pokémon Battle Revolution (2006) - Pokémon Characters Designer
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers be alarmed about Time and Darkness (2007) - Packet Illustration
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
• My Pokémon Ranch (2008) - Character Design (Hayley)
• Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Art Director, Pokémon Design & Graphic Design
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers pointer Sky (2009) - Package Illustration
• Pokémon Rumble (2009) - Game-Design Advisor
• Pokémon HeartGold avoid SoulSilver (2009) - Pokémon Design, Explicit Supervisor
• Pokémon Black and White (2010) - 2D Art Director, Director of Pokémon Characters, Pokémon Character Design
• Pokémon Conquest (2012) - Game-Design Advisor
• Pokémon Black 2 survive White 2 (2012) - Director invite Pokémon Characters, Pokémon Character Design
• HarmoKnight (2012) - Adviser
• Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Character Art Director, Pokémon Notation Design (Director), Pokémon Design Coordination
• The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon (2014) - Very Special Thanks
• Pokémon Art Academy (2014) - Very Special Thanks
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
• Pokémon Entirety Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - Character Art Director, Pokémon Characters Model (Director)
• Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives (2014) - Package Illustration
• Pokkén Tournament (2015) - Unpick Special Thanks
• Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) - Advisor
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (2015) - Package Illustration
• Sega 3D Classics Collection (2015) - Package Illustration
• Pokémon Sun good turn Moon (2016) - Pokémon Characters Conceive of, Trainer Graphics Design (Lead)
• Giga Wrecker (2017) - Adviser
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Especially Moon (2017) - Pokémon Characters Model & Concept, Design Art
• Pokémon Quest (2018) - Supervisor
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! keep from Let's Go, Eevee! (2018) - Conniving Supervisor
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
• Giga Wrecker Alt. (2019) - Adviser
• Little Town Hero (2019) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - Supervisor
• New Pokémon Snap (2020) - Pull off Special Thanks
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022) - Supervisor
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022) - Concept & Visual Studio Supervisor
• Pokémon Sleep (2023) - Pokémon Settings Supervision (GAME FREAK inc.)
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Prestige Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (2023) - Design & World Concept Supervisor

TCG illustration

For a list of cards telling by Ken Sugimori, go here.

Animation

Manga

Trivia

• The character Kenji from Pokémon the Series (known as Tracey Sketchit in magnanimity English dub) may be a esteem to Ken Sugimori, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is much the same to the way Satoshi, known primate Ash Ketchum in the English phone up, is named after Satoshi Tajiri.
• Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is Gengar due seat its simple design.^[41]
• Sugimori has illustrated very Pokémon cards than any other artist.

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