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Sorting the list by designers will sort them in alphabetical order by their surnames.
List of Pokémon by designer
Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Generation IX
Unknown designers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu - Pokemon.com (archived)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (May 2, 2018). Interview in Yomiuri Shimbun about Pikachu's creation (page 1)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "What It Takes to Create a Pokémon." Interview with Ken Sugimori in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex, p. xiii-xxi
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (2001). ゲーム・マエストロ〈VOL.4〉デザイナー/イラストレーター編 (English translation by Shmuplations)
- ↑ (May 2, 2018). Interview in Yomiuri Shimbun about Pikachu's creation (page 5)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (July 2000). 『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページb)。 Nintendo Online Magazine (N.O.M). No.23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Fun's Project interview with Atsuko Nishida (Page 2)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Morimoto's character from Pokémon Sun and Moon shares tidbits about creating old Pokémon designs.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 (2018) EVs. (English translation written by Anthony Madry and commissioned by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Tweet by AtsukoNishida (@atsuko_nishida). Posted on October 5, 2016. (archived copy)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 (July 2000). 『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページf)。 Nintendo Online Magazine (N.O.M). No.23.
- ↑ Iwata Asks - Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version | 1. Just Making The Last Train
- ↑ Nintendo Power Vol. 134, July 2000, p.78-79 (excerpt)
- ↑ Harris, Craig (February 24, 2009). "Pokemon Creators on Platinum [sic]." IGN.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Drill Dozer interview by Gpara (Japanese)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Mythical Pokémon "Celebi" Untold Origin Story (Game Freak "Secret Base" #41)." Game Freak Official Channel. YouTube. (Japanese)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Morimoto's character from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon shares tidbits about creating old Pokémon designs.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Yoshida, Yuuya (May 1, 2014). 伝説ポケモンのイラストを手がける斉藤むねお、キャラデザ講座開講! Kai-You.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 2014 Pokémon World Championships VIPs | Pokemon.com
- ↑ Tweet about finalizing the design of Shadow Lugia
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shadow Lugia
- ↑ Nintendo Dream Volume 84, February/March 2003 (Scan by Poke Amice, English translation written by Jacob Newcomb and commissioned by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 GAME FREAK Illustration Demonstration: Episode One [Ken Sugimori x Pulseman] - YouTube
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Go-Pokemon.com - Pokémon Creators, Artists at the World Championships
- ↑ 26.00 26.01 26.02 26.03 26.04 26.05 26.06 26.07 26.08 26.09 26.10 GAME FREAK Illustration Demonstration: Episode Two [James Turner x HarmoKnight] - YouTube
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Tweet by @TakaoUnno. Posted on Oct 4, 2013.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 Pokémon Pia interview (Translation by Pokebeach)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Creator profile on Yusuke Ohmura in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection, p. 183: "He has created numerous popular characters such as Piplup, Oshawott, and Froakie." (archive)
- ↑ "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl" development staff talks about "The Road to Diamond and Pearl", Vol.1. Amusement Media Academy. (Japanese)
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Creator profile on Takao Unno in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection, p. 182: "He has created the designs for Garchomp, Croagunk, Arceus and others." (archive)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20071103203031/http://blog.pokemon-movie.jp/archives/2006/07/post_85.html
- ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (23 February 2011). "The brains behind Pokemon Black and White." (Page 2). Eurogamer.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 How Pokemon Get Made, 1up.com (Archive)
- ↑ 35.00 35.01 35.02 35.03 35.04 35.05 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.10 35.11 Nintendo Dream Volume 201, January 2011 (Scan by Poke Amice, Translation by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on May 24, 2019.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on June 18, 2021.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Twitter post by Tomohiro Kitakaze about the Venipede family he designed
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Twitter post by Tomohiro Kitakaze mentioning he designed Scolipede and Escavalier
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Tomohiro Kitakaze's response to a comment on DeviantArt
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 Nintendo Dream Volume 204, April 2011 (Scan by Poke Amice, Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translations (Part 1, Part 2) by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Fun's Project interview with Atsuko Nishida (Page 1)
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 Archive of deleted tweet by Keiko Moritsugu, explaining which Generation V Pokémon she had designed (posted on October 11, 2018).
- ↑ 44.00 44.01 44.02 44.03 44.04 44.05 44.06 44.07 44.08 44.09 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 Nintendo Dream Volume 205, May 2011 (Scan by Poke Amice, Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translations (Part 1, Part 2) by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 GAME FREAK: 「ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト」のつくりかた 4 (archive)
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 Interview with James Turner by Game Informer
- ↑ Junichi Masuda on Twitter
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Creator profile on Megumi Mizutani in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection, p. 178: "She was in charge of the design for Mienshao and Pancham, among other Pokémon, as well as the design of and official illustrations for Gym Leaders, Pokémon Trainers, and other human characters." (archive)
- ↑ Tweet about designing Golurk
- ↑ Tweet about designing Mega Beedrill (posted on December 25, 2014)
- ↑ Twitter post by Tomohiro Kitakaze about the release of Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on DeviantArt (posted on November 14, 2013)
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Ken Sugimori got 'artist's block' during Pokemon X and Y development. Official Nintendo Magazine (published on October 24, 2013) (archived)
- ↑ Hilliard, Kyle (February 14, 2014). "Afterwords – Pokémon X & Y." Game Informer (archive).
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Tweet about designing Phantump and Trevenant
- ↑ "Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Developer Interview - Junichi Masuda & Shigeru Ohmori." GameXplain. YouTube.
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 Tweet about designing the Grubbin, Minior, Drampa, Alolan Geodude, and Alolan Grimer families (posted on December 1, 2016)
- ↑ Wimmeroth, Ulrich (October 18, 2018). "Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu und Evoli: Der lange Weg zum Meister-Trainer." Eurogamer.de (German)
- ↑ My151キャンペーン (archived copy; section: イラストレーター紹介はこちら)
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 @JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: "Well spotted...the concept of Bruxish was by a different artist in Game Freak, but I was asked to finalize the design and draw the reference sheet..." (Posted on January 10, 2018).
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Archive of deleted tweet by @JamesTurner_42 (Posted on January 29, 2018).
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 Tweet about designing Buzzwole and Guzzlord
- ↑ Tweet about coming up with Necrozma's design draft (posted on December 17, 2017)
- ↑ Tweet about assisting with Ultra Necrozma's design (posted on December 15, 2017)
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 Tweet about designing Poipole and Naganadel
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Tweet about designing Shiny Poipole and Naganadel
- ↑ Tweet about designing Poipole
- ↑ Tweet about designing Naganadel and the origin of Naganadel's Japanese name
- ↑ Tweet by James Turner (@JamesTurner_42). Posted on August 15, 2022.
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 Twitter post by Megumi Mizutani about designing the Hisuian Growlithe family (archived copy)
- ↑ Tweet about designing Gigantamax Gengar
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Gigantamax Gengar
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 Tweet about designing Hisuian Sneasel and Sneasler (posted on February 15, 2022)
- ↑ Tweet about designing Galarian Zigzagoon
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Galarian Zigzagoon
- ↑ Tweet about designing Galarian Linoone
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Galarian Linoone
- ↑ 78.0 78.1 Instagram post by Atsuko Nishida
- ↑ 79.0 79.1 79.2 Tweet about designing the Rookidee line (posted on January 5, 2020)
- ↑ Tweet about designing Corviknight (posted on November 14, 2019)
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg). Posted on December 22, 2020.
- ↑ Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg). Posted on May 15, 2022.
- ↑ Tweet about designing Sizzlipede
- ↑ Tweet about designing Centiskorch
- ↑ Tweet about designing Gigantamax Centiskorch
- ↑ Tweet by James Turner (@JamesTurner_42). Posted on August 7, 2020.
- ↑ @JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: Happy Halloween to all! Here’s a pumpkin-infused cup of Sinistea - a friendly tea ghost Pokémon I designed for Sword and Shield 🎃 ☕️.
- ↑ @JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: There’s a ghost in your tea! 👻 ☕ It’s Polteageist, a Pokémon I designed for Sword & Shield.
- ↑ @JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: 色違いもデザインしました。
- ↑ Tweet about designing Obstagoon
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Galarian Obstagoon
- ↑ Comment on an Instagram post by Atsuko Nishida (@coloatsu). Posted on November 20, 2019.
- ↑ Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on Dec 14, 2019.
- ↑ 94.0 94.1 94.2 94.3 Tweet about designing the Galarian fossil Pokémon (posted on October 23, 2020)
- ↑ 95.0 95.1 Tweet about designing Zacian and Zamazenta
- ↑ 96.0 96.1 96.2 96.3 Tweet about designing Kubfu and Urshifu
- ↑ Tweet by James Turner (@JamesTurner_42). Posted on March 26, 2023.
- ↑ 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 Twitter post by Megumi Mizutani about designing the Tandemaus and Tinkatink families
- ↑ 99.0 99.1 Tweet by 島崎麻里 (@MariShimazaki). Posted on June 28, 2024.
- ↑ 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.3 Tweet about designing the Nacli line and Espathra (posted on December 19, 2022)
- ↑ 101.0 101.1 101.2 101.3 Tweet from Ariga confirming he designed the Shiny variants for the Nacli line and Espathra (posted on December 21, 2022) (archive)
- ↑ 102.0 102.1 102.2 Tweet by 北風友裕 (@kitakazeee). Posted on November 17, 2023 (archived).
- ↑ 103.0 103.1 103.2 103.3 Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg). Posted on January 10, 2023.
- ↑ Tweet about designing Greavard
- ↑ Tweet about designing Houndstone
- ↑ Tweet about designing Dondozo
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Dondozo
- ↑ Tweet about designing Tatsugiri
- ↑ Tweet about designing Shiny Tatsugiri
- ↑ Tweet about designing Flutter Mane (posted on January 13, 2023)