Takeshi Kawachimaru

Takeshi Kawachimaru (Japanese: 河内丸武史) is a video game developer at Game Freak who has been involved in the core series Pokémon games since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. He is best known as the director of Pokémon Platinum. Currently, he is usually involved in the network system of the games.

Game credits

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Game Designer
• Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire (2003) - Planning
• Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Game Designer
• Drill Dozer (2005) - Additional Tuning
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Game Designer
• Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Director, Plot Scenario
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Game Design
• Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Planning Director, Director of Linked Websites
• Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Black Version and White Version Game Design
• Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Network System Game Design
• Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Network System Game Design Director
• Pokémon Quest (2018) - Planning
• Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - Communication Features Planning
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022) - Communication Features Planning