Shinichi Yoshikawa (Japanese: 芳川 真一) is an illustrator, 3D modeler, and designer for the Pokémon series. He worked on side series and other spin-off Pokémon games for the Nintendo 64 and GameCube, and he has also worked on core series games since Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa

He is credited as Shin-ichi Yoshikawa as an illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. His first card was Ecogym from the Neo Genesis expansion.

Outside Pokémon, he has worked with Square Enix as a rigger and animator for the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series.

Artwork

There are 38 cards illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa. For a list of cards he has illustrated, go here.

Game credits

Pokémon games

Title Platform Release date Position
Pokémon Stadium (1998) Nintendo 64 1998-08-01 Pokémon Modeler
Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 1999-03-21 Modeler
Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 1999-04-30 Pokémon Modeler
Pokémon Stadium 2 Nintendo 64 2000-12-14 Pokémon Modeler
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo GameCube 2001-11-21 Figure Modeling Assistant
Pokémon Channel Nintendo GameCube 2003-07-18 Designer
Pokémon Colosseum Nintendo GameCube 2003-11-21 Pokémon Modeler
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Nintendo GameCube 2005-08-04 Pokémon Modeler
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Nintendo Switch 2022-01-28 Digital Content Creation Support
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Nintendo Switch 2022-11-18 Digital Content Creation Support
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Nintendo Switch 2023-09-23 Workflow Team
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
2025-10-16 Rigging System Development Team


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