All illustrators/kawayoo
kawayoo is an illustrator, with 223 English printings between 2009 and 2026. 11 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Ninetales EX at $59.99 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 334 Pokémon card printings credited to kawayoo — 223 of them in the English run, 107 Japanese printings outside it, 238 with an official card image. The English run spans 2009–2026. 11 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 4 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $59.99 in PSA 10.
Who they are
The credit is freelance rather than in-house.
Bulbapedia counts 216 cards under the name in total. 47 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Every card credited to kawayoo
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.
- Platinum Era 16 (2009)
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 15 (2010–2011)
- Black & White Era 32 (2011–2013)
- XY Era 39 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 52 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 32 (2020–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 26 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 5 (2025–2026)
- Promotional cards 1 (2023)
- Other sets 5 (2010–2017)
English printings 223
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Platinum Era
16 cards
2009 · 3 sets
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
15 cards
2010–2011 · 5 sets
Black & White Era
32 cards
2011–2013 · 12 sets
XY Era
39 cards
2013–2016 · 14 sets
Sun & Moon Era
52 cards
2017–2019 · 15 sets
Sword & Shield Era
32 cards
2020–2023 · 15 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
26 cards
2023–2025 · 15 sets
Mega Evolution Era
5 cards
2025–2026 · 5 sets
Promotional cards
1 card
2023 · 1 set
Other sets
5 cards
2010–2017 · 2 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 107
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
14 cards
2021–2022 · 8 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
23 cards
2022–2025 · 16 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 4
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.
Lycanroc Half Deck
1 card
Storm Emeralda
1 card
SM-P Promo
1 card
Everyone’s Exciting Battle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninetales EX | 151C | #38 | $59.99 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Skarmory | Gem Pack Vol.5 | #705 | $41.66 | $2.44 | Find this Card for Me |
| Skarmory | Gem Pack Vol.5 | #703 | $41.55 | $2.42 | Find this Card for Me |
| Vulpix | 151C | #37 | $37.53 | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Lycanroc ex | Gem Pack Vol.3 | #1207 | $37.35 | $1.68 | Find this Card for Me |
| Arceus V | CS5aC | #145 | — | $23.20 | Find this Card for Me |
| Shellder | CS4bC | #21 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Black Kyurem ex | CSV8C | #58 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Mightyena | CSV8C | #126 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Scream Tail | CSV7C | #107 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Zeraora | CSM2aC | #81 | — | — | 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 223 English printings across 87 sets, running 2009 to 2026. The first of them is Walrein in Rising Rivals (2009). The run covers the Platinum era, 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 Supreme Victors with 9 cards, and the busiest year is 2017 (21); Output averages about 13.1 cards a year across that span; 107 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 4 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 31 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 11 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Ninetales EX from 151C, at $59.99 in PSA 10.
- 2009Earliest English printing we record: Walrein, Rising Rivals.
- 2017Busiest year: 21 printings, including 9 in Supreme Victors.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Palkia, 30th Celebration.
- —Ninetales EX (151C) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $59.99 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
The working method is on the record: digital.
Staying on the set lists from the Platinum era through to miscellaneous sets — 10 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 334 printings credited to kawayoo on this page. Official card images are available for 238 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 11 cards by kawayoo 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 $59.99. 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 2009 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 107 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 4 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 kawayoo in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 2 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Umbreon (140/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $5,787
- Sapporo’s Pikachu (5/SM-P) PSA 10 ≈ $1,917
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.