Kenji Matsushima

Kenji Matsushima

Kenji Matsushima (Japanese: 松島賢二^[1], 松島賢司^[2] Matsushima Kenji) is a planner within Game Freak, currently on the World Concept Team in the Concept & Visual Studio as of February 2024. He joined the company in 1993.^[3] He has been involved in the core series Pokémon games since the first entries, Pokémon Red and Green. In addition to his work on the Pokémon games, he has helped with the Pokémon anime, been involved in writing scenario and designing Pokémon concepts and Pokédex texts, and wrote the lyrics for Slateport City. He was also an editor for the book Satoshi Tajiri: New Game Design.

Game works

• Pokémon Red and Green (1996) - Map Design
• Pokémon Blue (1996) - Map Design
• Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997) - Game Design, Text
• Click Medic (1999) - Planning
• Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999) - Game Design, Game Scenario
• Pokémon Crystal (2000) - Game Design, Game Scenario
• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - Pokédex Text
• Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
• Drill Dozer (2005) - Game Design, Scenario
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
• Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Game Design, Pokédex Text
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Game Design Leader, Game Scenario, Pokédex Text, Script Design
• Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text
• Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Black and White Game Design, Globalization Coordinator
• Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text, Pokémon Design Coordination
• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - Game Text Localization Support
• Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text, Game Dialogue Design, Game Text Localization Support
• Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - Concept Design & Planning: Pokémon & Character Design
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022) - World, Pokémon & Human Planning
• Pokémon Sleep (2023) - Pokémon Settings Supervision (GAME FREAK inc.)

Special Thanks

• Pulseman (1994)
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)
• Pokémon Quest (2018)
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018)

Interviews

• Pokémon Website: HeartGold and SoulSilver (archived)
• Game Freak blog: Black & White (archived)

References

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