James Turner
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James Turner (Japanese: ジェイムスターナー) is a British graphic designer, who currently works at Game Freak. In 2010, he became the first Westerner to officially design Pokémon.
Turner designed seven Pokémon for Pokémon Black and White and two of the Pokémon for Pokémon X and Y. He also directed the 2012 Nintendo 3DS eShop title HarmoKnight.
Before joining Game Freak, James worked for eight years at Genius Sonority and was credited under the name Jamie Turner.
Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by James Turner.
Works
Games
Title | Platform | Release date | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Pokémon Colosseum | Nintendo GameCube | 2003-11-21 | Camera Animation, Special Effects Art |
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Nintendo GameCube | 2005-08-04 | Art Chief |
Pokémon Trozei! | Nintendo DS | 2005-10-20 | Art Director |
Pokémon Battle Revolution | Wii | 2006-12-14 | Art Director |
Pokémon Black and White Versions | Nintendo DS | 2010-09-18 | Pokemon Designer, 3D Map Designer, Digital Movies |
Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 | Nintendo DS | 2012-06-23 | Pokémon Character Design, Pokémon Black Version and White Version Graphics Design |
Pokémon X and Y | Nintendo 3DS | 2013-10-12 | Digital Movie Design Lead, Pokémon Character Design |
Pokémon Sun and Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2016-11-18 | Digital Movie Design/Effect Design Section Director, Pokémon Character Design |
Trading Card Game
James Turner is a newer artist in the Pokémon Trading Card Game who made his debut in Next Destinies. He has only illustrated one card.
Pansear from Next Destinies
Turner's lone illustration
Trivia
- Deoxys is Turner's favorite Pokémon.