James Turner
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, two of the Pokémon for Pokémon X and Y, two of the Pokémon for Pokémon Sun and Moon, and two of the Pokémon for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. He also directed the 2012 Nintendo 3DS eShop title HarmoKnight and the 2015 video game published by Sega, Tembo the Badass Elephant.
Before joining Game Freak, James Turner worked for eight years at Genius Sonority and was credited under the name Jamie Turner (Japanese: ジェイミー・ターナー).
Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by James Turner.
- Shadow Lugia[1]
- Vanillite[2]
- Vanillish[2]
- Vanilluxe[2]
- Golett[2]
- Golurk[2]
- Vullaby[2]
- Mandibuzz
- Phantump
- Trevenant
- Bruxish (Finalization) [3]
- Buzzwole[4]
- Guzzlord[4]
- Poipole[5]
- Naganadel[6]
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 |
| HarmoKnight | Nintendo 3DS | 2012-09-05 | Director |
| Pokémon X and Y | Nintendo 3DS | 2013-10-12 | Digital Movie Design Lead, Pokémon Character Design |
| Tembo the Badass Elephant | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 2015-05-21 | Director |
| Pokémon Sun and Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2016-11-18 | Digital Movie Design/Effect Design Section Director, Pokémon Character Design |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2017-11-17 | Pokémon Character Design |
TCG illustration
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.
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Pansear from Next Destinies
Turner's lone illustration
Trivia
- Deoxys is Turner's favorite Pokémon.
