All illustrators/so-taro
so-taro is an illustrator, with 20 English printings between 2017 and 2024. 18 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Umbreon & Darkrai GX at $400.00 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 30 Pokémon card printings credited to so-taro — 20 of them in the English run, 10 Japanese printings outside it, 17 with an official card image. The English run spans 2017–2024. 15 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $400 in PSA 10.
Who they are
so-taro is an illustrator.
Bulbapedia counts 19 cards under the name in total.
Every card credited to so-taro
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.
- Sun & Moon Era 10 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 9 (2019–2021)
- Promotional cards 1 (2024)
English printings 20
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Sun & Moon Era
10 cards
2017–2019 · 9 sets
Sword & Shield Era
9 cards
2019–2021 · 5 sets
Promotional cards
1 card
2024 · 1 set
Japanese printings outside the English run 10
Japanese printings in sets that never received an equivalent English release. These are additional to anything the artist has in the English run.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbreon & Darkrai GX | CSM2cC | #158 | $400 | $169.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #212 | $65.24 | $2.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #209 | $40.00 | $1.89 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #203 | $39.39 | $2.17 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #201 | $38.61 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Stars | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #206 | $38.60 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Rotary | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #208 | $38.05 | $1.86 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Rotary | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #207 | $37.92 | $1.80 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #202 | $37.02 | $1.62 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #204 | $35.62 | $1.32 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Stars | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #205 | $35.11 | $1.62 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #211 | $32.50 | $2.12 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.2 | #210 | $21.78 | $1.76 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vaporeon | CSV9.5C | #35 | — | $2.47 | Find this Card for Me |
| Janine’s Secret Art | CSV8C | #192 | — | — | 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 20 English printings across 15 sets, running 2017 to 2024. The first of them is Umbreon & Darkrai GX in SM Black Star Promos (2017). The run covers the Sun & Moon era, the Sword & Shield era and promotional releases.
The heaviest single set is Darkness Ablaze with 3 cards, and the busiest year is 2020 (6); 10 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately.
In Simplified Chinese we price 18 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Umbreon & Darkrai GX from CSM2cC, at $400.00 in PSA 10.
- 2017Earliest English printing we record: Umbreon & Darkrai GX, SM Black Star Promos.
- 2020Busiest year: 6 printings, including 3 in Darkness Ablaze.
- 2024Most recent printing we record: Rayquaza, McDonald’s Collection 2024.
- —Umbreon & Darkrai GX (CSM2cC) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $400.00 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Neither Bulbapedia nor any interview we could find sets out this artist’s technique, so we have not invented one. What is on the record is the shape of the catalogue, and the cards themselves are listed below for you to judge.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards by this illustrator does CardSpicy list?
CardSpicy lists 30 printings credited to so-taro on this page. Official card images are available for 17 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 15 cards by so-taro 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 $400. 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 2017 to 2024.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 10 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run.
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 so-taro in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 1 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Pikachu (81/S-P) PSA 10 ≈ $272
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.