PLANETA Igarashi is the credit line printed on more than fifty Pokemon TCG cards, but the name behind it is a real person: Kazuya Igarashi, an illustrator who has worked at the studio PLANETA since 2011. The “PLANETA” prefix is a studio credit — other credits at the same studio, such as PLANETA Mochizuki, are a different credit with its own card list, and this guide covers only Igarashi’s own catalog.
What that catalog shows is a run of GX- and V-era Secret and Double Rares, from a Sun & Moon-era full art debut through to Sword & Shield promos. This guide walks through what’s verifiable about the illustrator, surveys the representative cards confirmed on Limitless TCG’s database, and ends at the one PSA 10 copy currently in our vault.
Illustrator credits matter to collectors for a simple reason: the same Pokemon can appear on dozens of cards across different sets, and the artist behind a specific print is often the detail that separates a common bulk card from a chase card. Tracking a studio credit like “PLANETA Igarashi” down to the individual behind it, and then cross-checking that credit against real in-stock inventory, is exactly the kind of verification this guide is built around.
PLANETA Igarashi (Kazuya Igarashi) has illustrated 51 cards in both Limitless TCG’s English and Japanese databases, with Bulbapedia’s own tally at 42. Our PSA 10 vault currently holds one PLANETA Igarashi card — the Dedenne GX RR, SM12a 048/173 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), currently listed at ¥15,243.
Who Is PLANETA Igarashi?
Kazuya Igarashi is an illustrator who has worked at PLANETA since 2011, per Bulbapedia. He has contributed artwork to the Pokemon Trading Card Game, and cards he has illustrated are credited “PLANETA Igarashi” (per Bulbapedia). Bulbapedia refers to Igarashi with he/him pronouns, which this guide follows.
That convention matters for anyone shopping by artist name: PLANETA is a studio, not a single illustrator, and other artists working under the same studio banner are credited separately. PLANETA Mochizuki, for example, is a different credit with its own card list — don’t mix them. This guide covers only cards individually confirmed as “Illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi” on Limitless TCG’s card pages — not PLANETA-credited work in general.
His first card was the Full Art Ultra Necrozma-GX from the Forbidden Light expansion, covered in more detail below. Since then, Limitless TCG’s database lists 51 cards under his exact-match credit in both the English and Japanese card lists (a figure that counts printings, not unique illustrations, so it is not directly comparable to Bulbapedia’s own tally of 42 TCG cards). Bulbapedia does not give a birth date, location, or any biography beyond his studio affiliation and card credits — so that’s where the verifiable record on Igarashi as a person stops.
One detail worth noting for anyone cross-referencing card databases: the Limitless TCG EN and JP database counts for Igarashi are both 51.
The Debut Card: Full Art Ultra Necrozma-GX
PLANETA Igarashi’s first Pokemon TCG credit is the Full Art Ultra Necrozma-GX from the Forbidden Light expansion, per Bulbapedia. Forbidden Light was part of the Sun & Moon era, which places Igarashi’s earliest TCG work in roughly the same window as several other Sun & Moon-era illustrators — a period defined by the GX and full art card formats that run through the representative cards below.
From that debut, the catalog grew into the pattern visible in the sections below: GX and V-era Secret Rares and Double Rares, spread across Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield expansions, plus Sword & Shield promotional prints. The full art format of that debut card — artwork covering the entire card face rather than a cropped window above the text box — is a format choice that recurs through GX-era Secret Rares generally, though this guide only asserts the format for cards individually confirmed as such.
Signature Chase Cards in the Catalog
Beyond the Forbidden Light debut, Limitless TCG’s Japanese database confirms PLANETA Igarashi’s credit on individual card pages for a run of GX- and V-era chase rarities. Four representative cards, each individually re-verified as “Illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi”:
Lugia GX (Super Burst Impact, SM8 #100) and Reshiram GX (GX Ultra Shiny, SM8b #211) both landed in Secret Rare slots, numbered past the set’s printed total in their respective Sun & Moon-era sets. Zarude V (Legendary Heartbeat, S3a #77) carries the same Secret Rare status in a Sword & Shield-era set, showing the credit carried over cleanly across the format transition from GX to V mechanics.
The catalog also extends into promotional prints: Lugia VSTAR (SP #325) is credited to PLANETA Igarashi in the Sword & Shield Promotional Cards line, confirming the studio credit shows up outside numbered set releases too.
| Card | Set (JP code) | Number | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugia GX | Super Burst Impact (SM8) | 100 | Secret Rare |
| Reshiram GX | GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) | 211 | Secret Rare |
| Zarude V | Legendary Heartbeat (S3a) | 77 | Secret Rare |
| Lugia VSTAR | Sword & Shield Promotional Cards (SP) | 325 | Promo |
| Dedenne GX | Tag All Stars (SM12a) | 48 | Double Rare |
| Dedenne GX | Night Unison (SM9a) | 16 | Double Rare |
The last two rows — two different Dedenne GX printings — are worth their own section, since one of them is the card currently sitting in our PSA 10 vault.
The Two Dedenne GX Prints
PLANETA Igarashi’s credit appears on Dedenne GX twice, in two separate Sun & Moon-era sets: Tag All Stars (SM12a #48) and Night Unison (SM9a #16). Both are individually confirmed as “Illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi” on their Limitless TCG card pages, and both carry Double Rare status in their respective sets.
These are two distinct products from two distinct set releases, not variant stampings of the same print run — Tag All Stars is the High Class Pack “TAG TEAM GX Tag All Stars” (SM12a), and Night Unison is SM9a. The Tag All Stars printing, numbered 048/173 in the set, is the one currently listed in our PSA 10 vault.
In Our PSA 10 Vault
We checked PLANETA Igarashi’s card credits against our PSA 10 inventory directly. The result: one match, the Dedenne GX RR, SM12a 048/173 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), currently listed at ¥15,243.
View Product → (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
Our inventory also carries a Dedenne GX SM12a 175/173 SA — a secret alternate-art print above the set’s regular 173-card count. Limitless TCG’s Japanese database does not list card number 175 for Tag All Stars, so we cannot confirm whether PLANETA Igarashi illustrated that specific print. Only the regular 048/173 print above is confirmed as his work; the 175/173 secret print is not counted as a PLANETA Igarashi match.
No other card in PLANETA Igarashi’s catalog — Lugia GX, Reshiram GX, Zarude V, Lugia VSTAR, or the Night Unison Dedenne GX — currently has a graded PSA 10 copy in our vault. If one of those is what brought you here, the Quick Order page is the fastest way to flag interest for when a copy surfaces and gets graded.
The check ran against our full in-stock PSA 10 inventory, matched by collector number and card name against PLANETA Igarashi’s complete 51-card Limitless catalog — not just the six representative cards covered above — so the single match reported here reflects a full inventory check rather than a spot-check of the highlighted cards.
Beyond the Cards
Outside the TCG’s numbered sets, Igarashi has also illustrated 24 cards appearing in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, per Bulbapedia — a separate mobile-game catalog tracked apart from the main TCG counts above.
Bulbapedia’s sole citation for Igarashi’s studio affiliation is a CGWorld feature on PLANETA itself; we have not read the article’s content beyond confirming the link exists, so we’re not summarizing what it covers. Beyond his employment at PLANETA and his card credits, Bulbapedia does not document any awards, exhibitions, or work outside the Pokemon TCG for Igarashi specifically — so that’s the extent of what’s currently verifiable about him as an individual.
That gap is worth being upfront about rather than filling in. For PLANETA Igarashi specifically, the card catalog and the single Bulbapedia citation are what’s documented; we’re not speculating beyond that.
Where to Buy PLANETA Igarashi Cards from Japan
We stock PSA 10 Japanese singles and ship from Tokyo, and the Dedenne GX RR from Tag All Stars is the single PLANETA Igarashi-illustrated card currently listed in our vault.
View Product → (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
For the wider PSA 10 catalog, browse our PSA 10 collection or our PSA 10 card list to filter by set and price. If you’re comparing our ongoing illustrator series, our guides to KEIICHIRO ITO, Megumi Mizutani, and Sui each cover a different artist’s most valuable printings. For anything not currently in stock, the Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a request.
Pricing and availability can shift between when this guide was checked and when you’re reading it — the product page linked above always reflects the current listing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is PLANETA Igarashi?
PLANETA Igarashi is the card credit for Kazuya Igarashi, an illustrator who has worked at the studio PLANETA since 2011. He has illustrated 51 Pokemon TCG cards per Limitless TCG’s database (42 per Bulbapedia’s own tally), plus 24 cards in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.
What was PLANETA Igarashi’s first Pokemon card?
The Full Art Ultra Necrozma-GX from the Forbidden Light expansion, per Bulbapedia.
Is “PLANETA” a person or a studio?
PLANETA is a studio; Igarashi is one illustrator working there. Other credits under the same studio, such as PLANETA Mochizuki, are a different credit with its own card list. Don’t assume every “PLANETA”-credited card is Kazuya Igarashi’s work.
Is the Dedenne GX 175/173 secret rare also illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi?
Unverified. Limitless TCG’s Japanese database does not list card number 175 for Tag All Stars (SM12a), so the illustrator credit for that specific secret print cannot be confirmed from our sources. Only the regular Dedenne GX print at 048/173 is confirmed as PLANETA Igarashi’s work.
What other cards has PLANETA Igarashi illustrated?
Confirmed credits include Lugia GX (Super Burst Impact, SM8 #100), Reshiram GX (GX Ultra Shiny, SM8b #211), Zarude V (Legendary Heartbeat, S3a #77), Lugia VSTAR (Sword & Shield Promotional Cards, SP #325), and two separate Dedenne GX prints from Tag All Stars (SM12a #48) and Night Unison (SM9a #16).
Where can I buy a PLANETA Igarashi Pokemon card?
As of our August 12, 2026 stock check, our PSA 10 Dedenne GX RR (SM12a 048/173) is available directly on our product page, currently listed at ¥15,243. For the wider PSA 10 catalog, browse our PSA 10 collection or PSA 10 card list, or use our Quick Order page to request cards that are currently out of stock.
500 Points Free on Sign-Up
CREATE FREE ACCOUNT1 pt = ¥1 at checkout · Points expire 30 days after they are earned · Import duties, taxes and customs charges are not included in the price and are collected on delivery, except for destinations we ship duty-paid.
Picked for this article
📩 Get member-only sale alerts & coupons
Sale alerts, coupons and restock notices by email — straight from Tokyo.
