Cards by Satoshi Shirai: TCG Illustrator Guide
Browse Pokémon TCG cards illustrated by Satoshi Shirai — chase prints, signature species, and pricing notes for collectors.
2025-10-01
About Satoshi Shirai
Bulbapedia bio for Satoshi Shirai (しらいさとし) — translated into a quick collector primer.
Satoshi Shirai (Japanese: しらいさとし), born October 5, is a freelance 3D CG illustrator who was first commissioned to provide artwork for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in 2012. His first cards were Boundaries Crossed and Boundaries Crossed from the Boundaries Crossed expansion.
Shirai's work for the TCG was his first professional contract after graduating from Kyoto Seika University studying digital creation. While studying his course, he uploaded many of his projects to his personal blog, to deviantART, and to YouTube, showcasing his approach to the creation, design, and animation of numerous original and quirky characters. Several of these characters evolved into subjects portrayed in Lolipop Melancholy, a 3D web comic used in his graduation exhibition.
Satoshi Shirai's TCG footprint
How much of the catalogue this artist has shaped.
- Credits: 44 cards across the TCG
- First set: Boundaries Crossed
- Most recent set: Temporal Forces
- Illustrates 44 different Pokémon species
Pokémon TCG cards
65 Pokémon TCG cards illustrated by Satoshi Shirai, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
One Diamond
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Diamond
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Diamond
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Diamond
Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Celestial Guardians
Three Diamond
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Triumphant Light
One Diamond
Triumphant Light
Two Diamond
Space-Time Smackdown
Three Diamond
Promos-A
Three Diamond
Showing 12 of 65 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
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