Pokémon card art life

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Pokémon card art life (Japanese: ポケカアートライフ Pokeca art life) is an official[1] Instagram account operating under the tag @pokeca_art_life that was set up on January 16, 2023. The account's main purpose is to celebrate Pokémon card illustrations following the increased focus on artwork during the Scarlet & Violet Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Posts on the account contain a short context on what the illustration depicts, as well as the card name and illustrator credit. Both a digital image of the artwork and the digital image of the card are included. The account has featured illustrations from as early as Generation I, publishing digital images that were previously unavailable publicly.

List of posts

Date Images Cards Notes/Official Context
January 16, 2023 Bulbasaur
(Illus. Julie Hang)

Arcanine
(Illus. REND)
Greninja
(Illus. Taiga Kasai)

Bulbasaur (S-P Promo 337)
Arcanine (S-P Promo 338)
Greninja (S-P Promo 339)
The 3 winning artworks from the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022.
January 17, 2023 Sprigatito
(Illus. Saya Tsuruta)

Fuecoco
(Illus. Akira Komayama)
Quaxly
(Illus. Mizue)

Sprigatito (ex Starter Set 4)
Fuecoco (ex Starter Set 2)
Quaxly (ex Starter Set 2)
Introducing the 3 first partner Pokémon for the adventure in Paldea.
  • The 3 artworks are from the first cards released for these three Pokémon.
January 19, 2023 Charmander

Charmeleon
Charizard
(Illus. Akira Komayama)

Charmander (PokéKyun Collection 3)
Charmeleon (PokéKyun Collection 4)
Charizard (PokéKyun Collection 5)
A boy and his Charmander growing up together.
January 24, 2023 Charizard
(Illus. Naoyo Kimura)
Exeggutor (Southern Islands 13)
Slowking (Southern Islands 14)
Wartortle (Southern Islands 15)
Pokémon frolicking on the Southern Islands: a scene from paradise.
  • The artwork from the cards came from a postcard released with the promotional set. This was the first time a digital release of the artwork was made available to the public.
January 26, 2023 Caterpie
(Illus. Uta)

Snom
(Illus. Yuka Morii)
Wurmple
(Illus. ryoma uratsuka)

Caterpie (VMAX Rising 1)
Snom (Fusion Arts 28)
Wurmple (Dark Phantasma 4)
Three Worm Pokémon with different evolutions.
January 28, 2023 Friends in Hisui
(Illus. Kinu Nishimura)

Kleavor
(Illus. Souichirou Gunjima)
Gengar
(Illus. Akira Komayama)

Friends in Hisui (VSTAR Universe 249)
Kleavor (Battle Region 71)
Gengar (Dark Phantasma 74)
Let's look back at the characters we met while surveying the Hisui region.


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