All illustrators/Naoyo Kimura
Naoyo Kimura is an illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, with 268 English printings between 1999 and 2026. 12 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Pikachu at $200.00 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 374 Pokémon card printings credited to Naoyo Kimura — 268 of them in the English run, 82 Japanese printings outside it, 282 with an official card image. The English run spans 1999–2026. 13 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 24 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $200 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Naoyo Kimura is an illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Bulbapedia counts 277 cards under the name in total. 54 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Every card credited to Naoyo Kimura
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.
- Original Era 3 (1999)
- Neo Era 23 (2000–2002)
- e-Card Era 20 (2003)
- ADV / EX Era 32 (2003–2006)
- Diamond & Pearl Era 17 (2007–2008)
- Platinum Era 17 (2009)
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 13 (2010)
- Black & White Era 24 (2011–2013)
- XY Era 24 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 30 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 33 (2020–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 19 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 8 (2025–2026)
- Promotional cards 4 (2007–2024)
- Other sets 1 (2006)
English printings 268
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Original Era
3 cards
1999 · 1 set
Neo Era
23 cards
2000–2002 · 5 sets
e-Card Era
20 cards
2003 · 2 sets
ADV / EX Era
32 cards
2003–2006 · 11 sets
Diamond & Pearl Era
17 cards
2007–2008 · 6 sets
Platinum Era
17 cards
2009 · 4 sets
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
13 cards
2010 · 4 sets
Black & White Era
24 cards
2011–2013 · 9 sets
XY Era
24 cards
2013–2016 · 13 sets
Sun & Moon Era
30 cards
2017–2019 · 11 sets
Sword & Shield Era
33 cards
2020–2023 · 14 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
19 cards
2023–2025 · 15 sets
Mega Evolution Era
8 cards
2025–2026 · 6 sets
Promotional cards
4 cards
2007–2024 · 4 sets
Other sets
1 card
2006 · 1 set
Japanese printings outside the English run 82
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
20 cards
2021–2022 · 13 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
20 cards
2023–2025 · 16 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 24
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.
Vending
6 cards
Pokémon Web
3 cards
Information Pack promo
1 card
BW-P Promo
1 card
VS
6 cards
Tyranitar Half Deck
1 card
CoroCoro promo
2 cards
Everyone’s Exciting Battle
2 cards
PCG-P Promo
1 card
Fan Club 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugia | 30th Celebration | #142 | $479.31 | $98.98 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pikachu | 151C | #25 | $200 | $4.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pikachu | Chinese promo | #236 | $111 | $35.80 | Find this Card for Me |
| Jirachi | CSV5C | #92 | $57.90 | $5.73 | Find this Card for Me |
| Raichu | 151C | #26 | $23.50 | $3.50 | Find this Card for Me |
| Eevee | CSV9.5C | #139 | — | $21.23 | Find this Card for Me |
| Pikachu | CSM2aC | #56 | — | $4.17 | Find this Card for Me |
| Magby | CSV6C | #16 | — | $2.49 | Find this Card for Me |
| Magmar | CSV10C | #25 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Gorebyss | CSV10C | #59 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Pidgey | CSV4C | #99 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Pikachu | 30th Celebration | #39 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Snorunt | CSM2aC | #30 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Sunkern | CSV7C | #7 | — | — | 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 268 English printings across 106 sets, running 1999 to 2026. The first of them is Moltres in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). The run covers the original block, the Neo era, 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, the Mega Evolution block, promotional releases and miscellaneous sets.
The heaviest single set is Aquapolis with 11 cards, and the busiest year is 2003 (29); Output averages about 9.9 cards a year across that span; 82 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 24 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 39 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 12 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Pikachu from 151C, at $200.00 in PSA 10.
- 1999Earliest English printing we record: Moltres, Wizards Black Star Promos.
- 2003Busiest year: 29 printings, including 11 in Aquapolis.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Lugia, 30th Classic Collection.
- —Pikachu (151C) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $200.00 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Staying on the set lists from the original block through to miscellaneous sets — 15 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 374 printings credited to Naoyo Kimura on this page. Official card images are available for 282 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 13 cards by Naoyo Kimura 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 $200. 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 1999 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 82 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 24 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 Naoyo Kimura 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:
- Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat (85) PSA 10 ≈ $2,526
- Pikachu (236/SV-P) PSA 10 ≈ $111
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.