All illustrators/Shin Nagasawa
Shin Nagasawa is a freelance illustrator, with 304 English printings between 2009 and 2025. 11 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Paldean Clodsire at $43.34 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 455 Pokémon card printings credited to Shin Nagasawa — 304 of them in the English run, 144 Japanese printings outside it, 328 with an official card image. The English run spans 2009–2025. 11 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 7 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $43.34 in PSA 10.
455printings listed
328with official card image
304in the English run
144Japanese printings outside it
7Japan-only or promo sets
11Simplified Chinese cards
2009–2025English print run
$43.34top Simplified Chinese card
96in our illustrator index
Who they are
Shin Nagasawa is a freelance illustrator. The credit is freelance rather than in-house.
Bulbapedia counts 299 cards under the name in total. 72 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
They are also credited in Pokémon animation as concept art.
Every card credited to Shin Nagasawa
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 6 (2009)
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 14 (2010–2011)
- Black & White Era 51 (2011–2013)
- XY Era 45 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 84 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 64 (2019–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 32 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 1 (2025)
- Promotional cards 4 (2017–2019)
- Other sets 3 (2011–2017)
English printings 304
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
Platinum Era
6 cards
2009 · 2 sets
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
14 cards
2010–2011 · 5 sets
Black & White Era
51 cards
2011–2013 · 13 sets
XY Era
45 cards
2013–2016 · 15 sets
Sun & Moon Era
84 cards
2017–2019 · 17 sets
Sword & Shield Era
64 cards
2019–2023 · 15 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
32 cards
2023–2025 · 9 sets
Mega Evolution Era
1 card
2025 · 1 set
Promotional cards
4 cards
2017–2019 · 3 sets
Other sets
3 cards
2011–2017 · 2 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 144
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
21 cards
2021–2022 · 13 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
36 cards
2022–2025 · 12 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 7
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.
Everyone’s Exciting Battle
3 cards
Ash vs Team Rocket Deck
2 cards
XY-P Promo
1 card
Storm Emeralda
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paldean Clodsire | CSV5C | #80 | $43.34 | $2.50 | Find this Card for Me |
| Onix | 151C | #95 | $38.38 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Boltund V | CS4bC | #44 | $25.00 | $1.73 | Find this Card for Me |
| Gyarados VMAX | CS4bC | #159 | — | $9.14 | Find this Card for Me |
| Tapu Koko | CSM2aC | #79 | — | $1.25 | Find this Card for Me |
| Crustle | CSV6C | #8 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Donphan | CSV5C | #62 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Magnezone | CSM2aC | #63 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Primeape | CSV4C | #65 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Scyther | CSV4C | #1 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Tapu Fini | CS3bC | #43 | — | — | 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 304 English printings across 82 sets, running 2009 to 2025. The first of them is Dragonite FB in Supreme Victors (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 SM Black Star Promos with 14 cards, and the busiest year is 2017 (40); Output averages about 19.0 cards a year across that span; 144 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 7 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 49 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 11 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Paldean Clodsire from CSV5C, at $43.34 in PSA 10.
- 2009Earliest English printing we record: Dragonite FB, Supreme Victors.
- 2017Busiest year: 40 printings, including 14 in SM Black Star Promos.
- 2025Most recent printing we record: Carvanha, Phantasmal Flames.
- —Paldean Clodsire (CSV5C) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $43.34 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
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 455 printings credited to Shin Nagasawa on this page. Official card images are available for 328 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 11 cards by Shin Nagasawa 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 $43.34. 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 2025.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 144 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 7 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.