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|company=Freelance
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|firstcred=Pokémon Masters EX
|latestcred=Pokémon Masters EX
|twitter=https://twitter.com/WK4444_
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'''Waka''' (stylized as '''waka''') is a freelance illustrator, and artist for the Pokémon series. They got their start in the industry as an artist for {{wp|NijiSanji}} {{wp|VTuber}} [https://moegirl.uk/%E5%81%A5%E5%B1%8B%E8%8A%B1%E9%82%A3 Kana Sukoya] in 2020, before going on to produce additional art for several other VTubers from a wealth of agencies.<ref name=Website>[https://lit.link/en/WK4444 waka's website, which touches on their work history.] ([https://archive.is/aed0M archived])</ref> For Pokémon, they were the animator on a series of social media shorts focused on [[Rika (Masters)|Rika]],  to celebrate her [[Rika|release]] as a playable character in [[Pokémon Masters EX]].<ref name=Rika>[https://twitter.com/WK4444_/status/1783743536812405132 waka confirming they were the animator for the Pokémon Masters EX Rika shorts campaign] ([https://archive.is/7xrQG archived])</ref>

==Artwork==
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by waka.

===Merchandise===
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