All illustrators/Yamazaki Rei
Yamazaki Rei is an animator, with 2 English printings in 2023. 2 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Captain Pikachu at $691.46 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 3 Pokémon card printings credited to Yamazaki Rei — 2 of them in the English run. The English run spans 2023. 2 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 1 Japan-only or promo set. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $691.46 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Yamazaki Rei is an animator.
Bulbapedia counts 5 cards under the name in total.
They are also credited in Pokémon animation as animation director, an animator, character designer and key animator.
Every card credited to Yamazaki Rei
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.
- Scarlet & Violet Era 2 (2023)
English printings 2
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Scarlet & Violet Era
2 cards
2023 · 1 set
Japan-only and early promotional sets 1
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.
Gem Pack Vol. 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Pikachu | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #709 | $691.46 | $227.5 | Find this Card for Me |
| Quaxly | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #509 | $115.25 | $22.32 | 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 2 English printings across 1 set, running 2023. The first of them is Sprigatito in SVP Black Star Promos (2023). The run covers the Scarlet & Violet era.
1 card belongs to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions.
In Simplified Chinese we price 2 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Captain Pikachu from Gem Pack Vol.1, at $691.46 in PSA 10.
- 2023Earliest English printing we record: Sprigatito, SVP Black Star Promos.
- —Captain Pikachu (Gem Pack Vol.1) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $691.46 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 3 printings credited to Yamazaki Rei on this page. None of them has an official card image in the open card databases yet, and the page says so.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 2 cards by Yamazaki Rei 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 $691.46. That is a recorded PSA 10 Gem Mint value, not an asking price.
When did this illustrator first appear in English?
The earliest English printing CardSpicy records for this illustrator is from 2023.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 1 set 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.
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.