All illustrators/Hitoshi Ariga
Hitoshi Ariga is a professional artist, with 158 English printings between 2013 and 2026. 14 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Pikachu at $282.00 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 259 Pokémon card printings credited to Hitoshi Ariga — 158 of them in the English run, 94 Japanese printings outside it, 177 with an official card image. The English run spans 2013–2026. 14 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 7 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $282 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Hitoshi Ariga is a professional artist. Born August 23, 1972.
Bulbapedia counts 142 cards under the name in total. 34 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
They are also credited in Pokémon animation as character designer. Their stated favourite Pokémon is Misdreavus.
Every card credited to Hitoshi Ariga
Every printing we can attribute to this artist, shown card by card: English first, then the Japanese printings that never had an English release, then the sets that only ever ran in Japan. Each printing is listed under its own language rather than merged, because a Japanese original and its English release are different cards to a collector. Cards whose official image is not in the open card databases are still listed, and say so.
- Black & White Era 1 (2013)
- XY Era 37 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 43 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 50 (2019–2022)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 21 (2023–2024)
- Mega Evolution Era 3 (2025–2026)
- Promotional cards 3 (2017–2023)
English printings 158
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Black & White Era
1 card
2013 · 1 set
XY Era
37 cards
2013–2016 · 15 sets
Sun & Moon Era
43 cards
2017–2019 · 16 sets
Sword & Shield Era
50 cards
2019–2022 · 16 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
21 cards
2023–2024 · 10 sets
Mega Evolution Era
3 cards
2025–2026 · 3 sets
Promotional cards
3 cards
2017–2023 · 3 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 94
Japanese printings in sets that never received an equivalent English release. These are additional to anything the artist has in the English run.
Sword & Shield Era
18 cards
2021–2022 · 8 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
20 cards
2022–2024 · 11 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 7
Sets that exist only in Japanese, or that ran as promotions and were never part of an English expansion. No official card image exists in the open databases for these, so they are listed without artwork rather than with a stand-in.
SM-P Promo
1 card
BW-P Promo
3 cards
Super Legend Set
1 card
XY-P Promo
2 cards
Their Simplified Chinese cards
The Simplified Chinese print run — the cards we actually price and sell. Simplified Chinese cards have only been issued since 28 October 2022, so however long the career, it shows up here as the late Chinese slice of it.
| Card | Printing | No. | PSA 10 | Ungraded | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu | CSM2aC | #153 | $282 | $55.27 | Find this Card for Me |
| Blastoise | CSM2aC | #8 | $39.00 | $3.35 | Find this Card for Me |
| Choy | CS5bC | #170 | — | $3.00 | Find this Card for Me |
| Hitmonlee | 151C | #106 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Articuno | 30th Celebration | #12 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Articuno | 30th Celebration | #107 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Dugtrio | CS3bC | #69 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Kamado | CS5aC | #167 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Moltres | 30th Celebration | #6 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Moltres | 30th Celebration | #105 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Onix | CSM2aC | #85 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawniard | CSV5C | #96 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Rillaboom | CS3bC | #16 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Vikavolt | CSV7C | #84 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
Prices are PriceCharting sale values in US dollars, PSA 10 where a graded sale exists and ungraded where it does not. They move.
Their career in the TCG
We can place 158 English printings across 64 sets, running 2013 to 2026. The first of them is Manaphy in XY Black Star Promos (2013). The run covers the Black & White era, the XY era, the Sun & Moon era, the Sword & Shield era, the Scarlet & Violet era, the Mega Evolution block and promotional releases.
The heaviest single set is Sword & Shield with 6 cards, and the busiest year is 2019 (20); Output averages about 12.2 cards a year across that span; 94 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 7 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 22 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 14 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Pikachu from CSM2aC, at $282.00 in PSA 10.
- 2013Earliest English printing we record: Manaphy, XY Black Star Promos.
- 2019Busiest year: 20 printings, including 6 in Sword & Shield.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Eevee, 30th Celebration.
- —Pikachu (CSM2aC) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $282.00 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Staying on the set lists from the Black & White era through to promotional releases — 7 eras — is a career fact rather than a stylistic one, and we have not been able to source a description of the drawing itself.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards by this illustrator does CardSpicy list?
CardSpicy lists 259 printings credited to Hitoshi Ariga on this page. Official card images are available for 177 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 14 cards by Hitoshi Ariga in Simplified Chinese, each as a PSA 10 Gem Mint value.
Which card by this illustrator is the most valuable?
The highest-priced Simplified Chinese card CardSpicy lists for this illustrator is $282. That is a recorded PSA 10 Gem Mint value, not an asking price.
When did this illustrator first appear in English?
The English printings CardSpicy records for this illustrator run from 2013 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 94 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 7 sets released only in Japan or as promos.
Sources
- Bulbapedia, artist article (biography, career and technique)
- Bulbapedia card index, Category: Illus. by this artist
- TCGdex card database, illustrator credits and card images by printing
- PriceCharting Simplified Chinese sales via our own card index
Card attribution comes from the illustrator field recorded in the card databases; where a single card was reprinted across many sets, each printing is counted separately.
Cards by Hitoshi Ariga in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 3 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Pikachu (90/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $9,400
- Warm Pikachu (95/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $5,050
- All Night Party (139/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $480
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.