All illustrators/Naoki Saito
Naoki Saito is a digital illustrator, with 278 English printings between 2010 and 2026. 12 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Rapid Strike Urshifu at $51.00 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 410 Pokémon card printings credited to Naoki Saito — 278 of them in the English run, 115 Japanese printings outside it, 289 with an official card image. The English run spans 2010–2026. 12 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 17 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $51.00 in PSA 10.
410printings listed
289with official card image
278in the English run
115Japanese printings outside it
17Japan-only or promo sets
12Simplified Chinese cards
2010–2026English print run
$51.00top Simplified Chinese card
78in our illustrator index
Who they are
Naoki Saito is a digital illustrator. The credit is freelance rather than in-house.
Bulbapedia counts 251 cards under the name in total. 38 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Every card credited to Naoki Saito
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.
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 6 (2010)
- Black & White Era 74 (2011–2013)
- XY Era 52 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 54 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 50 (2019–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 27 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 11 (2025–2026)
- Promotional cards 3 (2014–2016)
- Other sets 1 (2011)
English printings 278
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
6 cards
2010 · 3 sets
Black & White Era
74 cards
2011–2013 · 13 sets
XY Era
52 cards
2013–2016 · 16 sets
Sun & Moon Era
54 cards
2017–2019 · 17 sets
Sword & Shield Era
50 cards
2019–2023 · 19 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
27 cards
2023–2025 · 13 sets
Mega Evolution Era
11 cards
2025–2026 · 5 sets
Promotional cards
3 cards
2014–2016 · 3 sets
Other sets
1 card
2011 · 1 set
Japanese printings outside the English run 115
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
17 cards
2021–2022 · 8 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
26 cards
2023–2025 · 14 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 17
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.
BW-P Promo
4 cards
Everyone’s Exciting Battle
2 cards
SM-P Promo
3 cards
XY-P Promo
4 cards
Jumbo XY-P Promo
1 card
World Collection
1 card
P25 Music
1 card
JR Pokémon Survey Team promo
1 card
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Resort | Chinese promo | — | $293.25 | $64.94 | Find this Card for Me |
| Paradise Resort Simplified Chinese | Chinese promo | — | $133.68 | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Zorua Stamped | Chinese promo | #241 | $65.60 | $21.00 | Find this Card for Me |
| Rapid Strike Urshifu | CS3bC | #165 | $51.00 | $71.30 | Find this Card for Me |
| Persian | 151C | #53 | $38.37 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Meowth | 151C | #52 | $38.16 | $1.97 | Find this Card for Me |
| Meowth Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #205 | $37.09 | $1.87 | Find this Card for Me |
| Team Rocket’s Proton | CSV10C | #261 | — | $3.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Duraludon V | CS4aC | #154 | — | $2.25 | Find this Card for Me |
| Ortega | CSV4C | #148 | — | $1.93 | Find this Card for Me |
| Oranguru | CSM2aC | #128 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Paldea Students Poké Ball | CSV5C | #125 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Paradise Resort Traditional Chinese | Chinese promo | — | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Snover | CS3aC | #12 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Team Rocket’s Proton | CSV10C | #213 | — | — | 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 278 English printings across 90 sets, running 2010 to 2026. The first of them is Arcanine in HeartGold SoulSilver (2010). The run covers the HeartGold & SoulSilver era, the Black & White era, the XY era, the Sun & Moon era, the Sword & Shield era, the Scarlet & Violet era, the Mega Evolution block, promotional releases and miscellaneous sets.
The heaviest single set is XY Black Star Promos with 12 cards, and the busiest year is 2012 (31); Output averages about 17.4 cards a year across that span; 115 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 17 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 33 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 12 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Rapid Strike Urshifu from CS3bC, at $51.00 in PSA 10.
- 2010Earliest English printing we record: Arcanine, HeartGold SoulSilver.
- 2012Busiest year: 31 printings, including 12 in XY Black Star Promos.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Morpeko, 30th Celebration.
- —Rapid Strike Urshifu (CS3bC) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $51.00 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
The working method is on the record: digital.
Staying on the set lists from the HeartGold & SoulSilver era through to miscellaneous sets — 9 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 410 printings credited to Naoki Saito on this page. Official card images are available for 289 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 12 cards by Naoki Saito 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 $51.00. 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 2010 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 115 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 17 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 Naoki Saito in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 27 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Pikachu 20th Anniversary Festa (279/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $22,983
- Champion’s Festival (XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $5,102
- Pikachu (XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $4,800
- Pikachu (61/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $3,887
- Pikachu (68/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $3,550
- Tropical Beach (BW-P) PSA 10 ≈ $3,500
- Champion’s Festival (SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,999
- Champions Festival (XY91) PSA 10 ≈ $1,990
- Champion’s Festival (BW-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,920
- Champions Festival (SM78) PSA 10 ≈ $1,777
- Champions Festival (SM148) PSA 10 ≈ $1,536
- Champion’s Festival (XY176) PSA 10 ≈ $1,397
- Tropical Beach (BW28) PSA 10 ≈ $1,387
- Champion’s Festival (SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,250
- Champion’s Festival (SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,144
- Champions Festival (SM231) PSA 10 ≈ $1,075
- Paradise Resort (150) PSA 10 ≈ $917
- Champions Festival (BW95) PSA 10 ≈ $881
- Champion’s Festival (S-P) PSA 10 ≈ $757
- Paradise Resort (224) PSA 10 ≈ $710
- Paradise Resort (SV-P) PSA 10 ≈ $700
- Paradise Resort (SV-P) PSA 10 ≈ $488
- Champion’s Festival (SWSH296) PSA 10 ≈ $458
- Tropical Beach (BW28) PSA 10 ≈ $407
- Champions Festival (XY27) PSA 10 ≈ $395
- Paradise Resort (SV-P) PSA 10 ≈ $293
- Paradise Resort Simplified Chinese (SV-P) PSA 10 ≈ $125
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.