Cards by Wataru Kawahara: TCG Illustrator Guide
Browse Pokémon TCG cards illustrated by Wataru Kawahara — chase prints, signature species, and pricing notes for collectors.
2025-09-06
About Wataru Kawahara
Bulbapedia bio for Wataru Kawahara — translated into a quick collector primer.
Wataru Kawahara is an illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. His illustrations premiered in the Beat of the Frontier expansion and its Garchomp vs Charizard SP Deck Kit. The cards he illustrated include Cyrus's main Pokémon in the deck kit, Charizard Half Deck, as well as a couple Trainer cards in the main expansion. So far, he has illustrated cards for the trading card game. For a list of cards he illustrated, go here.
He was also credited for working on games such as Tales of Symphonia and Sonic and The Secret Rings.
Wataru Kawahara's TCG footprint
How much of the catalogue this artist has shaped.
- Credits: 36 cards across the TCG
- First set: Supreme Victors
- Most recent set: HGSS Black Star Promos
- Illustrates 22 different Pokémon species
Pokémon TCG cards
25 Pokémon TCG cards illustrated by Wataru Kawahara, newest first.
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
Undaunted
Uncommon
Unleashed
Rare PRIME
Unleashed
Rare PRIME
Unleashed
Rare PRIME
Unleashed
Common
Unleashed
Common
Unleashed
Rare Holo
Unleashed
Uncommon
Unleashed
Rare Holo
Showing 12 of 25 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
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