Kazuo Yazawa

Kazuo Yazawa (Japanese: やざわ かずお Kazuo Yazawa) is an illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game who previously worked at Creatures Inc. He is credited as a graphic designer and 3D modeler for several Pokémon games, including the Pokémon Stadium series and Pokémon Ranger, among other titles.

Outside of the Pokémon franchise, Yazawa has worked at HAL Laboratory, Inc. as a sub-game designer, among other credits, on various Kirby series games.

TCG

He uses a three-dimensional style of art, using CG models with a similar look to the ones on games where he has worked as a Pokémon modeler. His first card was Pokémon Park from the Aquapolis expansion.

Thus far, Kazuo Yazawa has illustrated 6 cards. A full list of cards illustrated by him can be found here.

Cards illustrated

Game credits

Title Platform Release date Position
Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) Nintendo 64 1998-08-01 Pokémon Modeler
Hey You, Pikachu! Nintendo 64 1998-12-12 Pokémon Modeling (CR.64MC)
Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 1999-03-21 Modeling Staff
Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 1999-04-30 Pokémon Modeler
Pokémon Stadium 2 Nintendo 64 2000-12-14 Pokémon Modeler
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo Gamecube 2001-11-21 Design: Figure Modeling, Creatures Staff Management, Motion Design
Pokémon Colosseum Nintendo Gamecube 2003-11-21 Lead 3D Pokémon Modeling
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Nintendo Gamecube 2005-08-04 Lead Pokémon 3-D Modeling
Pokémon Ranger Nintendo DS 2006-03-23 Graphic Designer
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