Tomoaki Imakuni
- If you were looking for the deck named after him, see Imakuni? Deck (TCG).

Tomoaki Imakuni (Japanese: 今国智章 Imakuni Tomoaki), usually referred to as Imakuni? (イマクニ? Imakuni?), is an eccentric Japanese musician who performed some of the music for the Pokémon anime. He was also heavily involved in promoting the TCG and ended up being pictured or drawing art for several cards.
Imakuni? played a small part in the designing of Pokémon Ranger and its sequel, Shadows of Almia. He is in the band Suzukisan. He is also credited as the author of the Pokémon Tales picture book "Come Out, Squirtle!".
In the games
Imakuni? イマクニ? Imakuni? | |
![]() Strange Life-Form Imakuni? | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Unknown |
Region | Trading Card Game Islands |
Trainer class | Strange Life-Form |
Generation | I |
Games | Pokémon Trading Card Game; Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
In Pokémon Card GB
Imakuni? appears as a special hidden opponent in Pokémon Trading Card Game. He is named "Strange Life-Form Imakuni?" in this game. His event is activated by talking to people in the Water Club where he will begin to randomly appear in the lounge sections of the various clubs. When in the room, unusual music will play and when the player talks to him, he will sing music from the Pokémon anime then entice the player to dance. He will finally challenge the player to a card game, in which he uses the Imakuni? Deck.
When Imakuni? is defeated, he will reward the player with four booster packs, one from each expansion set. After being defeated three consecutive times, he will instead give the player the Imakuni? Trainer card.
Imakuni? Deck
- Main article: Imakuni? Deck (TCG)
Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
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4× | Psyduck | ![]() |
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3× | Golduck | ![]() |
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2× | Slowpoke | ![]() |
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2× | Slowpoke | ![]() |
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3× | Slowbro | ![]() |
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4× | Drowzee | ![]() |
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3× | Hypno | ![]() |
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4× | Farfetch'd | ![]() |
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4× | Imakuni? | T | — |
2× | Maintenance | T | ![]() |
2× | Pokémon Flute | T | ![]() |
1× | Gambler | T | ![]() |
10× | Water Energy | ![]() |
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16× | Psychic Energy | ![]() |
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In Pokémon Card GB 2
In Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!, he appears on both the main island and GR Island. His event is activated by talking to someone in the Water Club lounge, then he will begin to randomly appear in the lounge sections of the various clubs. He will either show up dressed in black at the main island or in red at GR Island.
Weird Deck
- Main article: Weird Deck (TCG)
Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
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4× | Psyduck | ![]() |
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3× | Golduck | ![]() |
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3× | Slowpoke | ![]() |
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3× | Drowzee | ![]() |
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2× | Jynx | ![]() |
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1× | Slowbro | ![]() |
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1× | Slowbro | ![]() |
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1× | Hypno | ![]() |
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3× | Farfetch'd | ![]() |
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2× | Hungry Snorlax | ![]() |
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2× | Imakuni? | T | — |
2× | Imposter Professor Oak | T | ![]() |
2× | Goop Gas Attack | T | ![]() |
2× | Pokémon Flute | T | ![]() |
1× | Gambler | T | ![]() |
16× | Psychic Energy | ![]() |
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10× | Water Energy | ![]() |
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2× | Double Colorless Energy | ![]() |
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Strange Deck
- Main article: Strange Deck (TCG)
Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
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4× | Drowzee | ![]() |
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3× | Dark Hypno | ![]() |
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3× | Slowpoke | ![]() |
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2× | Mr. Mime | ![]() |
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2× | Dark Slowbro | ![]() |
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2× | Mr. Mime | ![]() |
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3× | Psyduck | ![]() |
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2× | Dark Golduck | ![]() |
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4× | Meowth | ![]() |
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2× | Imakuni? | T | — |
2× | Imposter Professor Oak | T | ![]() |
2× | Digger | T | ![]() |
2× | Pokémon Flute | T | ![]() |
2× | Computer Error | T | — |
25× | Psychic Energy | ![]() |
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Sprites
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Sprite from Pokémon Trading Card Game | Main sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Win sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Loss sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Overworld sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
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Main sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Win sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Loss sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Overworld sprite from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
In the TCG
Tomoaki Imakuni is a card illustrator. For a complete list of the cards he has illustrated, use this link.
Imakuni? has the following cards attributed to him in some way, usually joke or prank cards not really meant for serious play:
Imakuni?'s Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Imakuni?'s Doduo | ![]() |
Challenge from the Darkness | ![]() |
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Imakuni?'s Whismur | ![]() |
T Promotional cards | 022/T | ||||
Imakuni?'s Loudred | ![]() |
T Promotional cards | 023/T | ||||
Imakuni?'s Exploud ex | ![]() |
T Promotional cards | 024/T | ||||
Imakuni?'s Doduo | ![]() |
Evolutions | ![]() |
112/108 | Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary | ![]() |
102/087 |
Imakuni? "Trainer Cards" | |||||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Imakuni? | Su | Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||
EX Battle Boost | 096/093 | ||||||
Generations | ![]() |
63/83 | BREAK Starter Pack | 063/072 | |||
Lose? | Expansion Sheet 3 | ||||||
Imakuni?'s PC | PC | Expansion Sheet 3 | |||||
Imakuni?'s Nasty Plot | T | Expansion Sheet 3 | |||||
Imakuni?'s Corner | Expansion Sheet 3 | ||||||
Dance! Neo Imakuni? | T | Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||
Shining Imakuni? | T | P Promotional cards | 018/P | ||||
In the manga
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Imakuni? appears as an art student attending Celadon University in Challenge at Celadon University!.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Imakuni? makes two cameo appearances in the fourth volume.
Trivia
- Imakuni's favorite Pokémon is Binacle.[1]
- Imakuni appears nostalgic for the game "Monster Tactics", which, according to the credits, was co-produced by Tsunekazu Ishihara with Takehiro Izushi for his and Nintendo's company Spiral, supported by Marigul Management and linked with Creatures, Inc..[2]
External links
References
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This article is part of both Project Music and Project CharacterDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Music and CharacterDex, respectively. | ![]() |