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'''Ken Sugimori''' (Japanese: '''杉森建''', born January 27, 1966) is a friend of [[Satoshi Tajiri]] and illustrator of the original artwork for [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon games|games]].  He also has developed conceptual artwork for the {{pkmn|movie}}s, and illustrates {{Trading Card Game}} cards and merchandising.
'''Ken Sugimori''' (Japanese: '''杉森建''', born January 27, 1966) is a friend of [[Satoshi Tajiri]] and illustrator of the original artwork for [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon games|games]].  He also has developed conceptual artwork for the {{pkmn|movie}}s, and illustrates {{Trading Card Game}} cards and merchandising.


Sugimori's change of style over the years has been noticeable.  Initially, he used a stiff, lightly shaded style that was very reminiscent of the early works of [[wp:Akira Toriyama|Akira Toriyama]]. However, in recent years, his drawings of people and creatures have had more muscle definition, shading, and more natural and fluid poses.
Sugimori's change of style over the years has been noticeable.  Initially, he used a stiff, lightly shaded style using watercolors that was very reminiscent of [[wp:Akira Toriyama|Akira Toriyama]]'s visual style, particularly that from 1989-onwards. However, his now digitally-produced drawings of people and creatures have gradually gained more muscle definition, significantly rounder corners, heavier shading, and more natural and fluid poses.


The character in the [[Pokémon anime]], Kenji (called [[Tracey Sketchit]] in the dub), may be an homage to him, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi (called [[Ash Ketchum]] in the dub) is named after Satoshi Tajiri.
The character in the [[Pokémon anime]], Kenji (called [[Tracey Sketchit]] in the dub), may be a homage to him, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi (called [[Ash Ketchum]] in the dub) is named after Satoshi Tajiri.


==Works==
For a complete list of cards that Sugimori illustrated, go [[:Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori|here]].
 
==Credits==
===Games===
===Games===
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{| align="center" class="sortable" style="background: #a0a0c4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #bbbbe8"
* '''{{wp|Mendel Palace}}''' (1989) - Character Designer, Character Digitalizer
|-
* '''{{wp|Smart Ball}}''' (1991) - Game Designer, Story, Character Designer
! style="background: #ccf; {{roundytl|5px}};" | Game Title
* '''{{smw|Yoshi (game)|Yoshi}}''' (1991) - Character Designer
! style="background: #ccf" | System
* '''Magical Taluluto-kun''' (1992) - Direction, Game Design, Graphic Design
! style="background: #ccf" | Sale Date
* '''{{smw|Mario & Wario}}''' (1993) - Character Designer
! style="background: #ccf" | Position
* '''{{wp|Pulseman}}''' (1994) - Direction & Game Design, Graphics
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''{{game|Red and Green|s}}''' (1996) - Character Design, Monster Design
|{{wp|Mendel Palace}} (Quinty in Japan)
* '''Bazaru de Gozaru no Game de Gozaru''' (1996) - Graphics
|{{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
* '''[[Pokémon Blue (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]]''' (1996) - Character Design, Monster Design
|1989-06-27
* '''Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha''' (1997) - Graphics
|Character Design/Character Digitalize
* '''[[Game Boy Camera]]''' (1998) - Special Thanks
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]]''' (1998) - Original Characters
|{{wp|Smart Ball}}
* '''{{game|Yellow}}''' (1998) - Character Design, Monster Design
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
* '''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Pokémon Trading Card Game]]''' (1998) - Card Illustrator
|1991-09-13
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]]''' (1999) - Original Characters
|Character Design
* '''{{game|Gold and Silver|s}}''' (1999) - Graphics Director, Monster Design
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]''' (2000) - Pokémon Supervision
|Magical Fantastic World
* '''{{game|Crystal}}''' (2000) - Graphics Director, Monster Design
|{{wp|Mega Drive|MD}}
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''' (2000) - Original Character Design & Character Art
|1992-04-24
* '''[[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]]''' (2001) - Card Illustrator
|Director
* '''[[Pokémon Party mini]]''' (2001) - Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Pokémon Pinball mini]]''' (2001) - Supervisor
|{{smw|Mario & Wario}}
* '''[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]''' (2001) - Supervisor
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
* '''[[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]]''' (2001) - Illustrator, Supervisor
|1993-08-27
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''' (2001) - Original Game Staff (Graphic Director: Pokémon)
|Graphics
* '''[[Pokémon Tetris]]''' (2002) - Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Machop at Work]]''' (2002) - Very Special Thanks
|{{wp|Pulseman}}
* '''[[Kingler's Day]]''' (2002) - Very Special Thanks
|{{wp|Mega Drive|MD}}
* '''{{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}''' (2002) - Art Director, Pokémon & Graphic Designer
|1994-07-22
* '''[[Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire]]''' (2003) - Designer
|Character Design/Artist
* '''[[Pokémon Channel]]''' (2003) - Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]''' (2003) - Pokémon Games Designer
|[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions]]
* '''{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}''' (2004) - Art Director, Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer
|[[Game Boy|GB]]
* '''{{game|Emerald}}''' (2004) - Art Director, Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer, Package & Manual Illustration
|1996-02-27
* '''[[Pokémon Dash]]''' (2004) - Package Illustration, Special Thanks
|Character Design/Pokémon Design
* '''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''' (2005) - Pokémon Characters Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''{{wp|Drill Dozer}}''' (2005) - Director, Game Design
|{{jap|Pokémon Blue Version}}
* '''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]''' (2005) - Package Illustration
|[[Game Boy|GB]]
* '''{{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}''' (2006) - Art Director, Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
|1999-10-10
* '''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]''' (2006) - Pokémon Characters Designer
|Character Design/Pokémon Design
* '''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]''' (2007) - Package Illustration
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''' (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
|[[Pokémon Yellow Version]]
* '''[[My Pokémon Ranch]]''' (2008) - Character Design (Hayley)
|[[Game Boy|GB]]
* '''{{game|Platinum}}''' (2008) - Art Director, Pokémon Design & Graphic Design
|1998-09-12
* '''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]''' (2009) - Package Illustration
|Character Design/Pokémon Design
* '''[[Pokémon Rumble]]''' (2009) - Game-Design Advisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''{{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}''' (2009) - Pokémon Design, Graphic Supervisor
|[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]
* '''{{game|Black and White|s}}''' (2010) - 2D Art Director, Director of Pokémon Characters, Pokémon Character Design
|[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
* '''[[Pokémon Conquest]]''' (2012) - Game-Design Advisor
|1999-11-21
* '''{{game|Black 2 and White 2|s}}''' (2012) - Director of Pokémon Characters, Pokémon Character Design
|Graphic Designer/Pokémon Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
* '''{{wp|HarmoKnight}}''' (2012) - Adviser
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''{{game|X and Y|s}}''' (2013) - Character Art Director, Pokémon Characters Design (Director), Pokémon Design Coordination
|[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]
* '''[[The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon]]''' (2014) - Very Special Thanks
|[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
* '''[[Pokémon Art Academy]]''' (2014) - Very Special Thanks
|2000-09-21
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''' (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
|Pokémon Supervisor
* '''{{game|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|s}}''' (2014) - Character Art Director, Pokémon Characters Design (Director)
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''{{wp|Sega 3D Classics Collection|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives}}''' (2014) - Package Illustration
|[[Pokémon Crystal Version]]
* '''[[Pokkén Tournament]]''' (2015) - Very Special Thanks
|[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
* '''{{wp|Tembo the Badass Elephant}}''' (2015) - Advisor
|2000-12-14
* '''[[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]''' (2015) - Package Illustration
|Graphic Designer/Pokémon Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
* '''{{wp|Sega 3D Classics Collection}}''' (2015) - Package Illustration
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Party mini]]
|[[Pokémon mini|mini]]
|2001-12-14
|Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Pinball mini]]
|[[Pokémon mini|mini]]
|2001-12-14
|Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Tetris]]
|[[Pokémon mini|mini]]
|2002-03-21
|Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions]]
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|2002-11-21
|Art Director/Pokémon & Graphic Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]]
|2003-05-30
|Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Channel]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]]
|2003-07-18
|Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Colosseum]]  
|[[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]]
|2003-11-21
|Pokémon Games Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Dash]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2004-12-2
|Pokémon & Package Graphic Design
|- style="background:#FFF"
|{{wp|Drill Dozer}}
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|2006-02-06
|Designer/Character Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2006-09-28
|Art Director/Pokémon & Graphic Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Platinum Version]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2008-09-13
|Art Director/Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2009-09-12
|Pokémon Design/Graphic Supervisor
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Black and White Versions]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2010-09-18
|Pokémon Design/Graphic Supervisor
|-- |- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]]
|[[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|2012-06-23
|Pokémon Design/Graphic Supervisor
|-- |- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon X and Y]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|2013-10-12
|Pokémon Design/Graphic Supervisor
|}


===Trading Card Game===
===Trading Card Game===
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* 1999-07-17 [[M02|The Power of One]] (Character Concept Art)
* 1999-07-17 [[M02|The Power of One]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2000-07-08 ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2000-07-08 ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2000-07-08 [[M03|Spell of the Unown]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2000-07-08 [[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2001-07-07 ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2001-07-07 ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2001-07-07 [[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2001-07-07 [[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2002-07-13 ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2002-07-13 ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2002-07-13 [[M04|Pokémon Heroes]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2002-07-13 [[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2003-07-19 ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2003-07-19 ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]'' (Character Concept Art)
* 2003-07-19 [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2003-07-19 [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2004-07-17 [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]] (Character Concept Art)
* 2004-07-17 [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]] (Character Concept Art)
=== Manga ===
*''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorer's Guide'' (Original Manga by Sugimori included with Guide)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Sugimori's favorite Pokémon of {{game|Black and White|s}} is {{p|Zekrom}}.<ref>http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/24213/news/what-is-ken-sugimoris-favourite-pokmon/</ref>
* Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Gengar}}, while his least favorite is {{p|Venusaur}}.
** His favorite Pokémon from {{game|Black and White|s}} is {{p|Zekrom}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141011000532/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/24213/what-is-ken-sugimoris-favourite-pokmon/ What is Ken Sugimori's favourite Pokémon?] (archived)</ref>


==External Links ==
==External Links ==
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Ken Sugimori in September, 2010

Ken Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森建, born January 27, 1966) is a friend of Satoshi Tajiri and illustrator of the original artwork for Pokémon games. He also has developed conceptual artwork for the movies, and illustrates TCG cards and merchandising.

Sugimori's change of style over the years has been noticeable. Initially, he used a stiff, lightly shaded style using watercolors that was very reminiscent of Akira Toriyama's visual style, particularly that from 1989-onwards. However, his now digitally-produced drawings of people and creatures have gradually gained more muscle definition, significantly rounder corners, heavier shading, and more natural and fluid poses.

The character in the Pokémon anime, Kenji (called Tracey Sketchit in the dub), may be a homage to him, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi (called Ash Ketchum in the dub) is named after Satoshi Tajiri.

For a complete list of cards that Sugimori illustrated, go here.

Credits

Games

Trading Card Game

For a list of cards illustrated by Ken Sugimori, go here.

Animation

Manga

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorer's Guide (Original Manga by Sugimori included with Guide)

Trivia

External Links

References

  1. ↑ What is Ken Sugimori's favourite Pokémon? (archived)
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