Ken Sugimori

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Ken Sugimori is a Japanese illustrator, character designer, and art director best known for creating the original artwork and many iconic creature designs for the Pokémon franchise.

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instanceOf art director
character designer
human
illustrator
basedIn Japan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
employer Game Freak NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork animation
illustration
manga
video games
genre character design
fantasy illustration
video game art
hasCreated character designs for Pokémon games
hasRole art director for Pokémon games
lead artist for early Pokémon titles
influenced visual identity of the Pokémon franchise
knownFor creating original Pokémon artwork
designing many first-generation Pokémon
establishing the visual style of the Pokémon series
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
memberOf Game Freak NERFINISHED
name Ken Sugimori NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Japanese
nativeName 杉森建 NERFINISHED
notableWork Drill Dozer NERFINISHED
Pokémon Black and White NERFINISHED
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl NERFINISHED
Pokémon Gold and Silver NERFINISHED
Pokémon Red and Blue NERFINISHED
Pokémon Red and Green NERFINISHED
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire NERFINISHED
Pokémon Sun and Moon NERFINISHED
Pokémon Sword and Shield NERFINISHED
Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations NERFINISHED
Pokémon X and Y NERFINISHED
Pokémon franchise NERFINISHED
Pulseman NERFINISHED
Quinty NERFINISHED
occupation art director
character designer
illustrator
manga artist
video game director
workLocation Tokyo NERFINISHED

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Pokémon coCreator Ken Sugimori
Pikachu creator Ken Sugimori
Pokémon Red and Blue artist Ken Sugimori