All illustrators/Saya Tsuruta
Saya Tsuruta is a designer, with 126 English printings between 2007 and 2026. 30 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Sprigatito at $79.99 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 210 Pokémon card printings credited to Saya Tsuruta — 126 of them in the English run, 76 Japanese printings outside it, 147 with an official card image. The English run spans 2007–2026. 30 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 8 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $79.99 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Saya Tsuruta is a designer.
Bulbapedia counts 133 cards under the name in total. 35 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Their stated favourite Pokémon is Vulpix.
Every card credited to Saya Tsuruta
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.
- Diamond & Pearl Era 4 (2007–2008)
- Platinum Era 3 (2009)
- XY Era 12 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 32 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 39 (2020–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 30 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 2 (2026)
- Promotional cards 4 (2018–2024)
English printings 126
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Diamond & Pearl Era
4 cards
2007–2008 · 3 sets
Platinum Era
3 cards
2009 · 2 sets
XY Era
12 cards
2013–2016 · 6 sets
Sun & Moon Era
32 cards
2017–2019 · 13 sets
Sword & Shield Era
39 cards
2020–2023 · 16 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
30 cards
2023–2025 · 13 sets
Mega Evolution Era
2 cards
2026 · 2 sets
Promotional cards
4 cards
2018–2024 · 4 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 76
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
15 cards
2021–2022 · 10 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
28 cards
2022–2025 · 17 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 8
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
7 cards
S-P 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victini Ex | Chinese promo | #114 | $6,400 | $3,936 | Find this Card for Me |
| Victini EX | Chinese promo | #52 | $5,638 | $1,612 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #108 | $79.99 | $8.46 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #107 | $42.57 | $2.49 | Find this Card for Me |
| Lickitung | 151C | #108 | $41.39 | $2.71 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone Stars | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1703 | $41.26 | $2.51 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawmo Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #905 | $40.22 | $1.98 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Shiny | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #106 | $40.01 | $2.37 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1706 | $39.51 | $2.12 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Rotary | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #104 | $37.95 | $1.89 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #105 | $37.78 | $1.50 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawmo | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #901 | $37.53 | $1.79 | Find this Card for Me |
| Litwick | CSV8C | #33 | $36.98 | $1.49 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #101 | $36.56 | $1.29 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1702 | $36.28 | $1.40 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #102 | $36.27 | $1.49 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1701 | $36.11 | $1.36 | Find this Card for Me |
| Deoxys | CSV5C | #55 | $35.99 | $1.34 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawmo Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #904 | $35.26 | $1.25 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1705 | $34.33 | $0.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Smoochum | CSV8C | #80 | — | $2.25 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone | CSV5C | #58 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawmo Stars | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #903 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Houndstone Rotary | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1704 | — | $1.65 | Find this Card for Me |
| Metapod | CS4aC | #2 | — | $1.59 | Find this Card for Me |
| Sprigatito Stars | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #103 | — | $1.50 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pawmo Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #902 | — | $1.45 | Find this Card for Me |
| Dhelmise | CSV7C | #27 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Maushold Master Ball | CSV4C | #113 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Slurpuff | CS3aC | #51 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Torracat | CSV7C | #46 | — | — | 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 126 English printings across 59 sets, running 2007 to 2026. The first of them is Lotad in Secret Wonders (2007). The run covers the Diamond & Pearl era, the Platinum 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 Fusion Strike with 6 cards, and the busiest year is 2023 (22); Output averages about 6.6 cards a year across that span; 76 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 8 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 26 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 30 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Sprigatito from Gem Pack Vol.1, at $79.99 in PSA 10.
- 2007Earliest English printing we record: Lotad, Secret Wonders.
- 2023Busiest year: 22 printings, including 6 in Fusion Strike.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Marill, 30th Celebration.
- —Sprigatito (Gem Pack Vol.1) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $79.99 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Staying on the set lists from the Diamond & Pearl era through to promotional releases — 8 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 210 printings credited to Saya Tsuruta on this page. Official card images are available for 147 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 30 cards by Saya Tsuruta 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 $79.99. 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 2007 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 76 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 8 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 Saya Tsuruta in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 5 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Magikarp 20th Anniversary Festa (XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $5,500
- Yokohama’s Pikachu (280/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $2,682
- Yokohama’s Pikachu (281/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,705
- Yokohama’s Pikachu (282/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,583
- Yokohamas Pikachu (283/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,234
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.