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'''Illustration contests''' are contests in which entrants are invited to send in illustrations of requested Pokémon, and have them featured on a card in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Shogakukan are the primary hosts of the contests in Japan, with the majority of them held through their ''CoroCoro'' publications. [[Wizards of the Coast]] and [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] have also held contests in North America. The following is a list of contests held in conjunction with the TCG.
'''Illustration contests''' are contests in which entrants are invited to send in illustrations of requested Pokémon, and have them featured on a card in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Shogakukan are the primary hosts of the contests in Japan, with the majority of them held through their monthly publications, such as ''CoroCoro Comic''. [[Wizards of the Coast]] and [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] have also held contests in North America. The following is a list of contests held in conjunction with the TCG.


==CoroCoro Pokémon Illustration Contest==
==Pokémon Card Game Illust Artist Contest==
In late 1997, ''[[CoroCoro]]'' held an illustration contest, in which the top illustrators had their artwork featured as one of the {{TCG|Vending Machine cards}}. These winners were not only awarded by having their art featured on real Pokémon cards, they also received the coveted {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Pokémon Illustrator|promo}} promotional card.
The first illustration contest was publicized in the November 1997 issue of ''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'', released on October 15, 1997 and invited readers to draw and submit their favorite Pokémon. The winning entries were announced in the January 1998 issue of ''CoroCoro Comic'', released in December 1997. Three entrants received the Best Award, each of them receiving 20 copies of a Pokémon trading card featuring their illustration and a special {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Pokémon Illustrator|promo}} promotional card. These cards were subsequently printed as part of {{TCG|Extended Sheet 1}}, available in special vending machines from March 23, 1998. 20 entrants were also selected for the Excellence Award, all of them receiving the Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. 100 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a 1998 Pokémon Original Calendar.


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==Mewtwo's Counterattack Commemoration Illust Artist Contest==
Another illustration contest was publicized in the May 1998 issue of ''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'', released in April 1998, in commemoration of the upcoming [[M01|Pokémon movie]] in July of that year. The contest invited readers to create their own original Pokémon trading card, and was divided into two categories: illustration and attacks. The winning entries were announced in the July 1998 issue of ''CoroCoro Comic'', released in June 1998. One entrant received the Best Award in terms of illustration and attacks, receiving 20 physical copies of their card and a {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Pokémon Illustrator|promo}} promotional card. This card was later printed as part of {{TCG|Extended Sheet 3}}, available from November 24, 1998. Four entrants received the Excellence Award in the illustration category and three entrants received the Excellence Award in the attack category, each of them receiving a Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. 30 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a ''Mewtwo's Counterattack'' and ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Summer Vacation]]'' teaser poster.
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==Pikachu's Summer Vacation Commemoration Illust Artist Contest==
A thrid illustration contest through ''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'' was publicized in the June 1998 issue, released in May 1998, commemorating the upcoming [[Pikachu short]] attached to ''[[M01|Mewtwo's Counterattack]]''. This contest was similar to the previous one, with both an illustration category and an attack category. Winning entries were announced in the August 1998 issue of ''CoroCoro Comic'', released in July 1998. Although there was no Best Award, the four entrants selected for the Excellence Award in both the illustration category and attack category each received a {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Pokémon Illustrator|promo}} promotional card. 30 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a [[Pokémon Pikachu]].
==CoroCoro Best Photo Contest==
==CoroCoro Best Photo Contest==
''[[CoroCoro]]'' held another contest in May 1999 and invited readers to take interesting pictures of Pokémon from the recently released [[Pokémon Snap]] and submit them in the Best Photo Contest. The top five winning entries had their artwork featured on reprints from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. The exact number of these cards in existence is unknown.
''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'' held another contest in May 1999 and invited readers to take interesting pictures of Pokémon from the recently released [[Pokémon Snap]] and submit them in the Best Photo Contest. The top five winning entries had their artwork featured on reprints from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. The five winners each received 20 copies of their card.


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==64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest==
==64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest==
Much like the ''CoroCoro'' contest, the TV Tokyo variety show 64 Mario Stadium also held a Best Photo Contest in May 1999. The top five winning entries had their Pokémon Snap photographs featured on reprints from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. The exact number of these cards in existence is unknown.
Much like the ''CoroCoro Comic'' contest, the TV Tokyo variety show 64 Mario Stadium also held a Best Photo Contest in May 1999. The top five winning entries had their Pokémon Snap photographs featured on reprints from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. The exact number of these cards in existence is unknown.


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==2002 Wizards Pokémon Illustration Contest==
==2002 Wizards Pokémon Illustration Contest==
In mid 2002, [[Wizards of the Coast]] also ran an illustration competition for the English version of Keita Takahashi's ''CoroCoro'' contest illustration. The chosen image was created by Craig Turvey.  
In mid 2002, [[Wizards of the Coast]] also ran an illustration competition for the English version of Keita Takahashi's Pokémon Card Game Illust Artist Contest entry. The chosen image was created by Craig Turvey.  


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*''Kindergarten''; ''Televi-Kun''; ''Elementary School 1st Grade'': February 28 - March 31, 2009
*''Kindergarten''; ''Televi-Kun''; ''Elementary School 1st Grade'': February 28 - March 31, 2009
*''Elementary School 2nd Grade'' - ''Elementary School 6th Grade'': March 3 - April 2, 2009
*''Elementary School 2nd Grade'' - ''Elementary School 6th Grade'': March 3 - April 2, 2009
*''CoroCoro''; ''Pucchigumi'': March 14 - April 14, 2009
*''CoroCoro Comic''; ''Pucchigumi'': March 14 - April 14, 2009
*''Pokémon Fan'': March 18 - April 20, 2009
*''Pokémon Fan'': March 18 - April 20, 2009
*''CoroCoro Ichiban!'': March 25 - April 24, 2009
*''CoroCoro Ichiban!'': March 25 - April 24, 2009
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The 5 winning entries from each category in the Japanese competition were announced in March 2015. The 3 winning entries from each category in the North American competition and European and Oceanian competition were announced on June 8 of the same year. The top entrants in each competition were selected from a panel of judges including Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrators. Each of the winners received 100 copies of the card featuring their illustration.
The 5 winning entries from each category in the Japanese competition were announced in March 2015. The 3 winning entries from each category in the North American competition and European and Oceanian competition were announced on June 8 of the same year. The top entrants in each competition were selected from a panel of judges including Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrators. Each of the winners received 100 copies of the card featuring their illustration.


===Japanese competition===
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===North American competition===
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===European and Oceanian competition===
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===Gallery===
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Illustrator names when originally submitted to Miiverse appear in brackets, where applicable.
====Japanese competition====
====Japanese competition====
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Revision as of 10:16, 25 September 2016

Illustration contests are contests in which entrants are invited to send in illustrations of requested Pokémon, and have them featured on a card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Shogakukan are the primary hosts of the contests in Japan, with the majority of them held through their monthly publications, such as CoroCoro Comic. Wizards of the Coast and Pokémon USA have also held contests in North America. The following is a list of contests held in conjunction with the TCG.

Pokémon Card Game Illust Artist Contest

The first illustration contest was publicized in the November 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released on October 15, 1997 and invited readers to draw and submit their favorite Pokémon. The winning entries were announced in the January 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in December 1997. Three entrants received the Best Award, each of them receiving 20 copies of a Pokémon trading card featuring their illustration and a special Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. These cards were subsequently printed as part of Extended Sheet 1, available in special vending machines from March 23, 1998. 20 entrants were also selected for the Excellence Award, all of them receiving the Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. 100 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a 1998 Pokémon Original Calendar.

Water
Poliwrath
PoliwrathVendingS1.jpg
Illus. Yuuki Kawamura
Colorless
Snorlax
SnorlaxVendingS1.jpg
Illus. Keita Takahashi
Psychic
Mr. Mime
MrMimeVendingS1.jpg
Illus. Kasumi Matsuda


Mewtwo's Counterattack Commemoration Illust Artist Contest

Another illustration contest was publicized in the May 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in April 1998, in commemoration of the upcoming Pokémon movie in July of that year. The contest invited readers to create their own original Pokémon trading card, and was divided into two categories: illustration and attacks. The winning entries were announced in the July 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in June 1998. One entrant received the Best Award in terms of illustration and attacks, receiving 20 physical copies of their card and a Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. This card was later printed as part of Extended Sheet 3, available from November 24, 1998. Four entrants received the Excellence Award in the illustration category and three entrants received the Excellence Award in the attack category, each of them receiving a Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. 30 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a Mewtwo's Counterattack and Pikachu's Summer Vacation teaser poster.

Psychic
Mewtwo
MewtwoVendingS3.jpg
Illus. Kazuhiko Nishihara


Pikachu's Summer Vacation Commemoration Illust Artist Contest

A thrid illustration contest through CoroCoro Comic was publicized in the June 1998 issue, released in May 1998, commemorating the upcoming Pikachu short attached to Mewtwo's Counterattack. This contest was similar to the previous one, with both an illustration category and an attack category. Winning entries were announced in the August 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in July 1998. Although there was no Best Award, the four entrants selected for the Excellence Award in both the illustration category and attack category each received a Pokémon Illustrator promotional card. 30 entrants received the Special Award, each of them receiving a Pokémon Pikachu.

CoroCoro Best Photo Contest

CoroCoro Comic held another contest in May 1999 and invited readers to take interesting pictures of Pokémon from the recently released Pokémon Snap and submit them in the Best Photo Contest. The top five winning entries had their artwork featured on reprints from Expansion Pack. The five winners each received 20 copies of their card.

Grass
Bulbasaur
BulbasaurSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Yuuki Tanaka
Water
Poliwag
PoliwagSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Hiroyuki Sasaki
Water
Magikarp
MagikarpSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Yuka Matsubara
Water
Gyarados
GyaradosSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Ryouichi Abe
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Mina Akuhara


64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest

Much like the CoroCoro Comic contest, the TV Tokyo variety show 64 Mario Stadium also held a Best Photo Contest in May 1999. The top five winning entries had their Pokémon Snap photographs featured on reprints from Expansion Pack. The exact number of these cards in existence is unknown.

Grass
Koffing
KoffingSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Natsu Sato
Fire
Charmander
CharmanderSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Tsukasa Hosono
Water
Squirtle
SquirtleSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Miyuki Ogino
Water
Articuno
ArticunoSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Yui Tanaka
Colorless
Chansey
ChanseySnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Photo. Kaori Samoya


2002 Wizards Pokémon Illustration Contest

In mid 2002, Wizards of the Coast also ran an illustration competition for the English version of Keita Takahashi's Pokémon Card Game Illust Artist Contest entry. The chosen image was created by Craig Turvey.

Colorless
Snorlax
SnorlaxWizardsPromo49.jpg
Illus. Craig Turvey


Poké Card Creator Contest

The Poké Card Creator Contest was a contest held by Kids' WB! in 2004. Applicants aged between five and fifteen were invited to create an image of one of five pre-selected Pokémon and submit it to Kids' WB! between February 16 and April 10, 2004. Pokémon USA designed five new cards using the winning illustrations. A total of 5250 Poké Card Creator Packs were distributed in July 2004; 50 packs to each of the five grand prize winners, and one pack to 5000 first prize winners. The grand prize winners also won a $500 Target gift card.

Grass
Treecko
TreeckoCreatorContest1.png
Illus. Mark Kraus
Grass
Wurmple
WurmpleCreatorContest2.png
Illus. Katie Gross
Fire
Torchic
TorchicCreatorContest3.png
Illus. May Do
Water
Mudkip
MudkipCreatorContest4.png
Illus. Rowan Laidlaw
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuCreatorContest5.png
Illus. Sylvia Forrest


2009 Pokémon Card Design Contest

In 2009, Shogakukan held the Pokémon Card Design Contest through many of their publications. Entrants were invited to design the artwork for Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M and Arceus. Aside from two magazines that held contests for original drawings, each one provided an outline of the requested Pokémon drawn by professional illustrators (whose artwork were also featured on the cards in the Movie Commemoration Random Pack). This contest was restricted to residents of Japan and had varying application periods across participating publications:

  • Kindergarten; Televi-Kun; Elementary School 1st Grade: February 28 - March 31, 2009
  • Elementary School 2nd Grade - Elementary School 6th Grade: March 3 - April 2, 2009
  • CoroCoro Comic; Pucchigumi: March 14 - April 14, 2009
  • Pokémon Fan: March 18 - April 20, 2009
  • CoroCoro Ichiban!: March 25 - April 24, 2009

Cards were distributed in conjunction with theatrical release of Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime on July 18, 2009.

A total of 552 winning entries were chosen across the twelve publications, broken down into four bands:

  • Best award (1 winner; 12 total): 13 sets of the winning cards and a limited edition Daisuki Club Giratina Nintendo DS Lite.
  • Excellence award (5 winners; 60 total): Jumbo copy of the entry along with a DX Monster Ball DP
  • Special award (10 winners; 120 total): One copy of Pikachu's Ice Adventure DVD
  • Lucky award (30 winners; 360 total): One Garchomp vs Charizard SP Deck Kit

It is unknown if there were 100 copies of the selected entries distributed to each of the winners due to the low numbers of complete sets that have surfaced within the collector community. It is speculated that there may only be twelve sets - one for each of the winners.

Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024332 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Kindergarten winner
Illus. Shunsuke Takemori
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024333 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Elementary 1st Grade winner
Illus. Haruka Uekura
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024334 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Elementary 2nd Grade winner
Illus. Taisei Fujita
Colorless
Arceus
024335 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
Elementary 3rd Grade winner
Illus. Shoki Nakamura
Colorless
Arceus
024337 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
Elementary 4th Grade winner
Illus. Arisa Sugino
Colorless
Arceus
024339 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
Elementary 5th Grade winner
Illus. Meiko Akiba
Colorless
Arceus
024341 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
Elementary 6th Grade winner
Illus. Mikako Nishizaki
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024343 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Televi-Kun winner
Illus. Keita Mizuno
Colorless
Arceus
024344 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
CoroCoro Comic winner
Illus. Hikaru Okawa
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024346 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Pucchigumi winner
Illus. Mahiro Shinozaki
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024347 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Pokémon Fan winner
Illus. Shizuka Kusakabe
Colorless
Arceus
024348 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
CoroCoro Ichiban! winner
Illus. Ryoga Kawai
Lightning
Spiky-eared Pichu Pokémon M
024268 P GIZAMIMIPICHUMMUBI.jpg
Weekly Shonen Sunday winner
Illus. Gosho Aoyama
Colorless
Arceus
024350 P ARUSEUSU.jpg
Shonen Sunday winner
Illus. Natsumi Nishiyama


2010 Pokémon Card Design Contest

In 2010, Shogakukan held another Pokémon Card Design Contest through many of their publications. Entrants were invited to design the artwork for Illusion's Zorua and Illusion's Zoroark, again using a pre-drawn template. This contest, much like the one held in 2009, was restricted to residents of Japan. The application period across all publications ran from February 20 to April 2, 2010. Winners were announced on July 27, 2010.

A total of 660 winning entries were chosen across the ten publications, broken down into four bands:

All selected entrants also received the regular prints of Illusion's Zorua and Illusion's Zoroark (660 total). It is also unknown if there were 100 copies of the selected entries distributed to each of the winners. It is speculated that there may only be ten sets - one for each of the winners.

Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZoruaKindergartenLPromo.jpg
Kindergarten winner
Illus. Megu Taniguchi
Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZorua1stGradeLPromo.jpg
Elementary 1st Grade winner
Illus. Mayumi Fujimura
Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZorua2ndGradeLPromo.jpg
Elementary 2nd Grade winner
Illus. Kousuke Mori
Darkness
Illusion's Zoroark
IllusionZoroark3rdGradeLPromo.jpg
Elementary 3rd Grade winner
Illus. Ryusuke Mori
Darkness
Illusion's Zoroark
IllusionZoroark4thGradeLPromo.jpg
Elementary 4th Grade winner
Illus. Kozue Omi
Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZoruaTelevi-KunLPromo.jpg
Televi-Kun winner
Illus. Yuta Koike
Darkness
Illusion's Zoroark
IllusionZoroarkCoroCoroLPromo.jpg
CoroCoro Comic winner
Illus. Kouhei Yoshihisa
Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZoruaPucchigumiLPromo.jpg
Pucchigumi winner
Illus. Miho Sugano
Darkness
Illusion's Zorua
IllusionZoruaPokeFanLPromo.jpg
Pokémon Fan winner
Illus. Izumi Sakaga
Darkness
Illusion's Zoroark
IllusionZoroarkIchibanLPromo.jpg
CoroCoro Ichiban! winner
Illus. Kazuki Yamane


Gallery

Unlike the contest ran in 2009, all 660 chosen entrants were showcased on the Japanese Pokémon movie website. Below are the top six entries for each publication, including some additional entries from Pokémon Fan magazine.


Pokémon Art Academy Competition

Bulbanews
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

The first international illustration contest invited players of Pokémon Art Academy to create original Pokémon illustrations with the opportunity to have their artwork featured on specially created Pokémon TCG cards. Overall, there were three separate instances of the competition:

  • Japan (where the competition was named Pokémon Art Academy × Pokémon Card Game) – open to residents of Japan.
  • North America – open to residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Europe and Oceania – open to residents of Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and Russia (Italy was specifically excluded).

The Japanese competition began first, with the submission period open from December 13, 2014 to February 1, 2015. The North American competition and European and Oceanian competition began simultaneously on February 18 and ran until March 29, 2015. Each competition comprised two categories: Dress-Up Pikachu and Your Favorite Pokémon. Dress-Up Pikachu required players to portray Pikachu in a costume of their design, inspired by Cosplay Pikachu as featured in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Your Favorite Pokémon invited players to create an image featuring any Pokémon. Once entrants had completed their chosen image in Free Paint mode, they were required to upload it to Miiverse and submit it as part of the competition.

The 5 winning entries from each category in the Japanese competition were announced in March 2015. The 3 winning entries from each category in the North American competition and European and Oceanian competition were announced on June 8 of the same year. The top entrants in each competition were selected from a panel of judges including Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrators. Each of the winners received 100 copies of the card featuring their illustration.

Japanese competition

Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo1.jpg
Illus. gogotake
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo2.jpg
Illus. pikamania
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo3.jpg
Illus. Mame Akimaru
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo4.jpg
Illus. Y. Fujishima
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo5.jpg
Illus. Sayaka Maruyama
Dragon
Goomy
GoomyArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo.jpg
Illus. Mio Muroi
Darkness
Sableye
SableyeArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo.jpg
Illus. iwaiya
Psychic
Gourgeist
GourgeistArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo.jpg
Illus. rina
Water
Mudkip
MudkipArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo.jpg
Illus. Daisuke Ochiai
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyCompetitionXYPromo6.jpg
Illus. Ginga


North American competition

Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyPromo Xime.jpg
Illus. Xime
Lightning
Pikachu
None.png
Illus. Ashley
Lightning
Pikachu
None.png
Illus. Me!
Water
Primal Kyogre
None.png
Illus. Mireil
Grass
Tangrowth
TangrowthArtAcademyPromo.jpg
Illus. Gosha
Grass
Chespin
ChespinArtAcademyPromo.jpg
Illus. Gabi


European and Oceanian competition

Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyPromo Lily-Chan.jpg
Illus. Lily-Chan
Lightning
Pikachu
None.png
Illus. Rhivern
Lightning
Pikachu
PikachuArtAcademyPromo Meli.jpg
Illus. Meli
Psychic
Mew
None.png
Illus. Phanpy
Colorless
Kecleon
KecleonArtAcademyPromo.jpg
Illus. Scarlett**
Fire
Delphox
DelphoxArtAcademyPromo.jpg
Illus. Peegeray


Gallery

Illustrator names when originally submitted to Miiverse appear in brackets, where applicable.

Japanese competition

Dress-Up Pikachu winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachu1.jpg
Illus. gogotake
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachu2.jpg
Illus. pikamania (ゆきち)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachu3.jpg
Illus. Mame Akimaru (しらたま)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachu4.jpg
Illus. Y. Fujishima (おにぎり)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachu5.jpg
Illus. Sayaka Maruyama (さやか)
Your Favorite Pokémon winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémon1.jpg
Illus. Mio Muroi (ダノンミオ)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémon2.jpg
Illus. iwaiya (イワイヤ)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémon3.jpg
Illus. rina
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémon4.jpg
Illus. Daisuke Ochiai (メガネ)
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémon5.jpg
Illus. Ginga (☆ゆーり☆)
Notable entries as selected by judging panellists
Entries selected by Mitsuhiro Arita
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable1.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable1.jpg
Illus. チハヤ Illus. アマナツ
Entries selected by PLANETA
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable2.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable2.jpg
Illus. っつさん Illus. パンマニ～ア
Entries selected by Kouki Saitou
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable3.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable3.jpg
Illus. ほしるび Illus. CARDA
Entries selected by Kagemaru Himeno
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable4.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable4.jpg
Illus. Poké Mania Illus. かまし
Entries selected by Tomokazu Komiya
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable5.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable5.jpg
Illus. ももん Illus. えのむし
Entries selected by Creatures, Inc.
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan DressUpPikachuNotable6.jpg
ArtAcademyCompetition Japan YourFavoritePokémonNotable6.jpg
Illus. はにぃ Illus. くいダレたろう


North American competition

Dress-Up Pikachu winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition NA DressUpPikachu1.jpg
Illus. Xime
ArtAcademyCompetition NA DressUpPikachu2.jpg
Illus. Ashley
ArtAcademyCompetition NA DressUpPikachu3.jpg
Illus. Me!
Your Favorite Pokémon winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition NA YourFavoritePokémon1.jpg
Illus. Mireil
ArtAcademyCompetition NA YourFavoritePokémon2.jpg
Illus. Gosha
ArtAcademyCompetition NA YourFavoritePokémon3.jpg
Illus. Gabi


European and Oceanian competition

Dress-Up Pikachu winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition EO DressUpPikachu1.jpg
Illus. Lily-Chan
ArtAcademyCompetition EO DressUpPikachu2.jpg
Illus. Rhivern
ArtAcademyCompetition EO DressUpPikachu3.jpg
Illus. Meli
Your Favorite Pokémon winning entries
ArtAcademyCompetition EO YourFavoritePokémon1.jpg
Illus. Phanpy
ArtAcademyCompetition EO YourFavoritePokémon2.jpg
Illus. Scarlett*
ArtAcademyCompetition EO YourFavoritePokémon3.jpg
Illus. Peegeray



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