TIMELINE · ポケカ年表 1999-2026
ILLUSTRATOR TIMELINE
Year-by-year breakdown of Pokemon TCG illustrator activity. Each bar shows total cards released that year (height proportional to peak year). Below each bar: the top 5 illustrators who drove that year's output. Vintage collectors and SEO researchers can both use this to navigate the catalog historically.
* 1,883 cards uncategorized (set not in year mapping). Coverage will improve as the mapping expands.
2026
98 cards · 1 sets · 77 artists · max $0| # | Illustrator | Cards | Max $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 5ban Graphics | 4 | $0 |
| #2 | Toyste Beach | 3 | $0 |
| #3 | buchi | 2 | $0 |
| #4 | Taiga Kasai | 2 | $0 |
| #5 | Nisota Niso | 2 | $0 |
2025
2,605 cards · 15 sets · 221 artists · max $549| # | Illustrator | Cards | Max $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 5ban Graphics | 145 | $0 |
| #2 | Toyste Beach | 45 | $0 |
| #3 | GIDORA | 41 | $0 |
| #4 | takuyoa | 40 | $0 |
| #5 | AYUMI ODASHIMA | 39 | $0 |
2024
850 cards · 9 sets · 153 artists · max $361| # | Illustrator | Cards | Max $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 5ban Graphics | 14 | $0 |
| #2 | Toyste Beach | 7 | $0 |
| #3 | Studio Bora Inc. | 7 | $0 |
| #4 | aky CG Works | 6 | $0 |
| #5 | AYUMI ODASHIMA | 6 | $0 |
2023
933 cards · 9 sets · 104 artists · max $966| # | Illustrator | Cards | Max $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mitsuhiro Arita | 6 | $0 |
| #2 | Oswaldo KATO | 5 | $0 |
| #3 | Yoriyuki Ikegami | 5 | $0 |
| #4 | miki kudo | 5 | $0 |
| #5 | GIDORA | 4 | $0 |
2022
482 cards · 8 sets · 0 artists · max $7912021
579 cards · 8 sets · 0 artists · max $21612020
669 cards · 6 sets · 0 artists · max $5642019
884 cards · 6 sets · 0 artists · max $26712018
677 cards · 5 sets · 0 artists · max $4392017
617 cards · 6 sets · 0 artists · max $6232016
141 cards · 6 sets · 0 artists · max $14792015
57 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $9602014
70 cards · 5 sets · 0 artists · max $9752013
52 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $6982012
50 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $5972011
21 cards · 3 sets · 0 artists · max $5002010
14 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $2202009
58 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $7972008
29 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $5002007
27 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $17012006
95 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $40002005
90 cards · 3 sets · 0 artists · max $21012004
83 cards · 4 sets · 0 artists · max $23002003
100 cards · 6 sets · 0 artists · max $22252002
44 cards · 2 sets · 0 artists · max $39992001
11 cards · 2 sets · 0 artists · max $5162000
67 cards · 5 sets · 0 artists · max $8951999
3 cards · 2 sets · 0 artists · max $303See also: /illustrators · /illustrators/by-era · /illustrators/by-rarity · /illustrators/by-pokemon