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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The character Kenji from the [[Pokémon anime]] (known as [[Tracey Sketchit]] in the English [[dub]]) may be a homage to Ken Sugimori, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi, known as [[Ash Ketchum]] in the English dub, is named after Satoshi Tajiri.
* The character Kenji from the [[Pokémon anime]] (known as [[Tracey Sketchit]] in the English [[dub]]) may be a homage to Ken Sugimori, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi, known as [[Ash Ketchum]] in the English dub, is named after Satoshi Tajiri.
** Similarly, one of the default [[rival]] names in [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon LeafGreen Version]] is '''Ken''' (Japanese: ケン ''Ken''), an allusion to Sugimori.
* Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Gengar}} due to its simple design.<ref name=fav>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101230153442/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index4.html What is your favourite Pokémon? - Pokémon Black and White interview] (archived)</ref>
* Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Gengar}} due to its simple design.<ref name=fav>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101230153442/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index4.html What is your favourite Pokémon? - Pokémon Black and White interview] (archived)</ref>
** Another of Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Venusaur}}, but he has also said its complexity makes it his least favorite to draw.<ref name=fav/>
** Another of Sugimori's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Venusaur}}, but he has also said its complexity makes it his least favorite to draw.<ref name=fav/>