All illustrators/Kyoko Umemoto
Kyoko Umemoto is a freelance illustrator, with 179 English printings between 2002 and 2025. 5 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Captain Pikachu at $68.50 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 244 Pokémon card printings credited to Kyoko Umemoto — 179 of them in the English run, 48 Japanese printings outside it, 178 with an official card image. The English run spans 2002–2025. 5 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 $68.50 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Kyoko Umemoto is a freelance illustrator. The credit is freelance rather than in-house.
Bulbapedia counts 176 cards under the name in total. 28 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Every card credited to Kyoko Umemoto
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.
- e-Card Era 28 (2002–2003)
- ADV / EX Era 32 (2003–2006)
- Diamond & Pearl Era 3 (2008)
- Platinum Era 11 (2009)
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 9 (2010–2011)
- Black & White Era 14 (2012–2013)
- XY Era 22 (2014–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 23 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 23 (2020–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 12 (2023–2025)
- Other sets 2 (2004–2015)
English printings 179
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
e-Card Era
28 cards
2002–2003 · 3 sets
ADV / EX Era
32 cards
2003–2006 · 9 sets
Diamond & Pearl Era
3 cards
2008 · 1 set
Platinum Era
11 cards
2009 · 4 sets
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
9 cards
2010–2011 · 4 sets
Black & White Era
14 cards
2012–2013 · 7 sets
XY Era
22 cards
2014–2016 · 11 sets
Sun & Moon Era
23 cards
2017–2019 · 11 sets
Sword & Shield Era
23 cards
2020–2023 · 13 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
12 cards
2023–2025 · 10 sets
Other sets
2 cards
2004–2015 · 2 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 48
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
10 cards
2021–2022 · 10 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
11 cards
2023–2025 · 9 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.
Expedition
7 cards
VS
5 cards
Tyranitar Half Deck
1 card
T Promo
3 cards
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Pikachu Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #705 | $68.50 | $4.01 | Find this Card for Me |
| Excadrill | CSM2bC | #152 | $30.00 | $2.39 | Find this Card for Me |
| Aron | CS3bC | #88 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Cottonee | CSV7C | #22 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Durant | CSV6C | #98 | — | — | 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 179 English printings across 75 sets, running 2002 to 2025. The first of them is Cyndaquil in Expedition Base Set (2002). The run covers the e-Card era, the ADV/EX era, the Diamond & Pearl era, 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 and miscellaneous sets.
The heaviest single set is Expedition Base Set with 10 cards, and the busiest year is 2003 (24); Output averages about 7.8 cards a year across that span; 48 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; 22 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 5 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Captain Pikachu from Gem Pack Vol.1, at $68.50 in PSA 10.
- 2002Earliest English printing we record: Cyndaquil, Expedition Base Set.
- 2003Busiest year: 24 printings, including 10 in Expedition Base Set.
- 2025Most recent printing we record: Zweilous, White Flare.
- —Captain Pikachu (Gem Pack Vol.1) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $68.50 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Staying on the set lists from the e-Card era through to miscellaneous sets — 11 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 244 printings credited to Kyoko Umemoto on this page. Official card images are available for 178 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 5 cards by Kyoko Umemoto 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 $68.50. 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 2002 to 2025.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 48 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.
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.