ABOUT
kawayoo (川洋) is the working name of Kawaguchi Yoohei, born 1974 — a freelance digital illustrator whose cards look painted rather than drawn.
He works on a graphics tablet, building images from hundreds of strokes into multi-layered pieces that read closer to oil painting than to digital art. His work leans on muscle tone, expression and hard contrast, with recurring cyberpunk and anime influences.
His first cards — Walrein, Hippopotas and Nidorino — came in Rising Rivals. He went on to illustrate all of the Pokémon C artwork apart from the LV.X variants, and all promotional artwork for the HeartGold & SoulSilver series.
Beyond the TCG he drew maps and promotional art for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and the core-series game illustrations for Generation VII.
Reviewed 2026-08-25 · Sources: Bulbapedia — kawayoo
MOST DRAWN
120 OF 210 CARDS
Walrein
#36
Hippopotas
#64
Nidorino
#74
Rayquaza C
#8
Lickilicky C
#30
Lucario C
#31
Milotic C
#35
Roserade C
#40
Altaria C
#49
Garchomp C
#60
Spiritomb C
#84
Togekiss C
#86
Luxray
#5
Bronzor
#34
Gastly
#36
Arceus
#AR1
Feraligatr
#20
Croconaw
#38
Totodile
#86
Crobat
#14
Golbat
#30
Zubat
#70
Honchkrow
#15
Flareon
#26
Houndour
#53
Murkrow
#58
Marowak
#44
Cubone
#60
Feraligatr
#25
Croconaw
#41
Flareon
#44
Haxorus
#BW57
Scolipede
#40
Unfezant
#82
Conkeldurr
#64
Simisage
#7
Beartic
#37
Eelektross
#47
Cofagrigus
#52
Sableye
#62
Seismitoad
#36
Electrike
#41
Garbodor
#54
Deino
#93
Bibarel
#107
Druddigon
#17
Scyther
#7
Darmanitan
#28
Dusknoir
#63
Liepard
#91
Gallade
#61
Dodrio
#100
Rufflet
#115
Beedrill
#3
Sceptile
#8
Cradily
#4
Suicune
#20
Abomasnow
#26
Heliolisk
#XY47
Umbreon
#XY96
Darkrai
#XY114
Blastoise-EX
#XY122
White Kyurem
#XY128
Black Kyurem
#XY160
Empoleon
#35
Phione
#36
Trubbish
#67
Gothitelle
#72
Meloetta
#78
Magcargo
#21
Lunatone
#63
Solrock
#64
Skitty
#104
Metapod
#2
Pidgeot
#77
Hitmontop
#49
Tornadus
#86
Sewaddle
#5
Lampent
#42
Regigigas
#86
Combusken
#27
Ludicolo
#37
Team Aqua's Grimer
#7
Team Aqua's Sharpedo
#21
Deoxys
#33
Dragonite
#51
Zekrom
#64
Vespiquen
#10
Golurk
#35
Braixen
#26
Cresselia
#70
Zoroark
#91
Meganium
#3
Honedge
#60
Metapod
#4
Wormadam
#3
White Kyurem
#21
Carbink
#50
Aerodactyl
#76
Weavile
#61
Druddigon
#83
Krokorok
#84
Zygarde
#SM15
Regirock
#SM74
Salamence
#SM140
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX
#SM168
Mewtwo
#SM214
Vanilluxe
#35
Gothorita
#53
Fletchinder
#110
Charmeleon
#19
Electivire
#43
Toxicroak
#55
Palossand
#62
Shroomish
#4
Virizion
#8
Larvesta
#12
Liepard
#49
Regirock
#53
Kommo-o
#77