HYOGONOSUKE designs scenes — artwork built to be read across two or three cards at once, so that lining them up side by side completes a single picture. A run of connecting-scene cards in that format went viral around the release of Destined Rivals.
Outside the trading card, HYOGONOSUKE’s flat, picture-book-influenced style has shown up in Love Live! illustration, Doraemon artwork, children’s picture books, and manga work, plus official game artwork for Kubfu and Urshifu in Pokemon Sword & Shield’s Crown Tundra expansion. Inside the TCG, the catalog runs to 93 main-TCG cards plus 29 TCG Pocket cards; the Limitless database lists 117 Japanese-language prints including reprints.
This guide covers who HYOGONOSUKE is, the one card the artist’s work has produced for our PSA 10 vault so far — the Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX SA from SM10b, currently out of stock — and the rest of the notable catalog, most of which we haven’t carried yet. Because we’re working from a thin archive rather than a live shelf here, this guide leans on sourcing rather than a shopping list.
HYOGONOSUKE debuted in the Pokemon TCG on Team Up-era Jirachi in 2018 and has since illustrated 93 TCG cards plus 29 Pokemon TCG Pocket cards; the Limitless database lists 117 Japanese-language prints including reprints. The one HYOGONOSUKE card confirmed in our own trading history — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX SA (SM10b 060/054) — was last listed at ¥666,925 and is currently out of stock. Everything past that card in this guide is catalog reference rather than live inventory; the Quick Order page is the fastest way to flag a sourcing request.
Who Is HYOGONOSUKE?
HYOGONOSUKE’s first Pokemon TCG card was Jirachi, released during the Team Up era in 2018. Since that debut, the artist’s catalog has grown to 93 cards in the physical TCG, plus 29 more in Pokemon TCG Pocket; the Limitless database lists 117 Japanese-language prints including reprints.
The style is immediately recognizable once you know to look for it: blocky textures and dense, saturated color laid down in a flat, picture-book manner. It’s the same visual language HYOGONOSUKE brings to work outside the card game, including Love Live! illustration, Doraemon artwork, picture books, and manga.
The clearest demonstration of that style inside the TCG is the connecting-card format: artwork split across two or three cards so that placing them edge to edge completes one continuous scene. A run of these connecting cards went viral around the release of Destined Rivals.
Beyond the TCG, HYOGONOSUKE is also credited with the official artwork for Kubfu and Urshifu in Pokemon Sword & Shield’s Crown Tundra expansion — game art rather than a trading card, but a sign that the picture-book style has been used by the franchise outside the card game as well.
HYOGONOSUKE’s catalog sits alongside other Japanese illustrators we track closely, including Shinji Kanda, Kouki Saitou, and Mitsuhiro Arita, each of whom has a dedicated guide covering their own most notable printings.
The Three Birds: Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX SA
The card that anchors this guide is the Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX Special Art (SM10b 060/054) — a full-art alt art pulling all three original legendary birds into a single GX-rules card. It’s the one HYOGONOSUKE card confirmed in our own PSA 10 trading history, and it’s a substantial one: our copy was last listed at ¥666,925.
That single card is doing a lot of work in this guide. HYOGONOSUKE’s TCG catalog runs to 93 cards, but this is the only one we have a confirmed record of moving through our own vault at PSA 10 — which makes it both the centerpiece and, at the moment, the whole of the archive. It is currently out of stock.
If the three birds alt art is what brought you to this page, the honest answer is that we don’t have a copy on hand right now. What we can do is take a sourcing request through Quick Order and flag it for when a graded copy comes back through the Japanese secondary market — the same route we’d point you to for any high-value single that isn’t currently sitting in the vault.
A last-listed price tells you where our listing sat when the copy was in the vault, not what the next copy will cost. For a card at this level, a Quick Order request is a better first step than waiting on a listing to reappear on its own.
Other HYOGONOSUKE Cards Worth Knowing
Outside the three birds alt art, HYOGONOSUKE’s catalog includes several cards that show up regularly in illustrator tracking on Bulbapedia and Limitless, none of which we currently hold or have confirmed moving through our vault. They’re worth knowing about if you’re following the artist’s work rather than shopping this specific archive.
Tyranitar V SA (S5I 077) is another Special Art alt art. The lake trio (SV8 048–050) — Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf — is a three-card group from a more recent Scarlet & Violet-era set. Pikachu V (S8a 020) and Ogerpon (SV9a 021) round out the wider notable list.
| Card | Number / Set | Catalog note |
|---|---|---|
| Tyranitar V SA | 077, S5I | Special Art alt art |
| Uxie / Mesprit / Azelf (lake trio) | 048–050, SV8 | Three-card legendary group |
| Pikachu V | 020, S8a | Notable catalog card |
| Ogerpon | 021, SV9a | Current-generation Scarlet & Violet |
None of these four are cards we can point to a listing for today. They’re catalog context — a sense of the range HYOGONOSUKE has worked across, from single-Pokemon standard illustrations to multi-card legendary groupings, beyond the one card that’s actually passed through our own vault.
The Archive: Why This Guide Is Sourcing-First
Most of our illustrator guides work from a running vault — a set of graded cards currently in stock, plus a few archive references with last-listed prices. HYOGONOSUKE’s guide is different because the confirmed record is thinner: one card, the three birds GX SA, and that card is currently out of stock.
See Archived Listing → (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
That doesn’t mean the artist’s other 92 TCG cards don’t exist in the graded market — it means we haven’t confirmed one moving through our own hands yet. A 93-card catalog spread across eight years leaves plenty to ask for. That’s the gap this guide is meant to bridge: enough catalog detail to know what to ask for, routed through a sourcing request rather than an in-stock listing.
Beyond the Cards: HYOGONOSUKE’s Wider Work
The picture-book comparison isn’t just a description of the style — HYOGONOSUKE has actually made picture books. The artist illustrated Itsudemo Kirby 3: Yuuki wo Kimi ni, a Kirby picture book published by Shogakukan on March 27, 2020, with text by Asami Taniguchi. There’s also a technique book under HYOGONOSUKE’s own name, Hyogonosuke-ryu Illust no Kakikata, published by Gijutsu-Hyohronsha in February 2021; per the publisher’s profile, HYOGONOSUKE is from Fukuyama, Hiroshima, works in a picture-book-like style of light and shadow, and counts the illustrations for the Angou Club children’s book series as a major credit.
Per a HugKum feature, HYOGONOSUKE has also produced illustration work for the Doraemon films, and the pairing of Pokemon and Love Live! Sunshine!! jobs was the turning point in going freelance.
Inside Pokemon but outside the TCG, Bulbapedia records the Kubfu and Urshifu wallpaper art for Sword & Shield’s Crown Tundra expansion, work on Pokemon Quest, and goods design across deck cases, sleeves, and playmats. Why this matters to collectors: the flat, luminous style on a card like the three birds GX SA is the same one running through published books and official merchandise — a sustained body of work rather than a single viral card. HYOGONOSUKE maintains a site at hyogonosuke.com and runs an X account under @hyogonosuke.
Where to Buy HYOGONOSUKE Cards from Japan
We grade and source Japanese PSA 10 singles out of Tokyo, and the honest state of this particular archive is that HYOGONOSUKE has zero cards in stock with us right now. The three birds GX SA is the card to flag first, and the fastest way to start a request is our Quick Order page.
For the wider PSA 10 catalog while you wait on a HYOGONOSUKE request, browse our full PSA 10 collection or the PSA 10 card list to filter by set and price. Our Japanese PSA 10 price guide and PSA 10 trainer cards guide cover how we price and grade across the broader vault. If GX-era alt art chase cards are what you’re after more generally, our Pikachu & Zekrom-GX guide covers another full-art secret rare from the same rules era.
The fastest path to any HYOGONOSUKE card — the three birds GX SA or anything else from the 93-card catalog — is the same Quick Order request flow we use for sourcing across the rest of the vault.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is HYOGONOSUKE?
HYOGONOSUKE is a Pokemon TCG illustrator who debuted on Team Up-era Jirachi in 2018 and has since illustrated 93 TCG cards, recognizable for a blocky-textured, densely colored, picture-book-style approach.
What is the Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX SA card?
It’s a Special Art alt art (SM10b 060/054) illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE, combining all three original legendary birds on one card. It’s the only HYOGONOSUKE card confirmed in our own PSA 10 trading history, last listed at ¥666,925, and is currently out of stock.
What are HYOGONOSUKE’s connecting-scene cards?
Connecting-scene cards are illustrations split across two or three cards so that arranging them side by side completes one continuous scene. A run of these cards went viral around the release of Destined Rivals.
Does HYOGONOSUKE work outside the Pokemon TCG?
Yes. Outside the TCG, HYOGONOSUKE has illustrated Love Live! artwork, Doraemon artwork, picture books, and manga, and is credited with the official Kubfu and Urshifu artwork for Pokemon Sword & Shield’s Crown Tundra expansion.
Do you have any HYOGONOSUKE cards in stock right now?
No. The three birds GX SA is currently out of stock and is the only HYOGONOSUKE card we have a confirmed record of carrying. Requests for this or other cards from the 93-card catalog can be made through our Quick Order page.
What else has HYOGONOSUKE worked on?
HYOGONOSUKE illustrated the Kirby picture book Itsudemo Kirby 3: Yuuki wo Kimi ni (Shogakukan, 2020) and authored the technique book Hyogonosuke-ryu Illust no Kakikata (Gijutsu-Hyohronsha, 2021), and the publisher’s profile lists the Angou Club children’s series illustrations as a major credit. Per HugKum, HYOGONOSUKE has also produced illustration work for the Doraemon films, while Bulbapedia records Pokemon Quest work, Crown Tundra wallpaper art, and official goods design.
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