While looking into Taiga Kayama’s beautiful illustrations, I noticed some interesting recurring themes - similarities in card art direction across different illustrators, Pokémon species, expansions, and generations. These are not direct references or intended connected art, but coincidentally related cards through a shared visual idea. For example: Pokémon assisting food stalls;
These kinds of incidental shared themes could make for fun collection goals.
Have you noticed any particularly fun or interesting recurring themes in Pokémon cards? Have you maybe already started such a collection? Let’s share some fun coincidental connections in this topic!
I love these Bagon cards. He is similar to Magicarp in that he dreams of becoming great one day. In his instance particularly, flying up in the sky. I think the artist do a spectacular job reflecting that here:
I’m gonna look for that Granbull to add to my daily life collection, I’m collecting cards where it shows pokemon doing mundane things! Thanks for sharing!
Great thread idea. I enjoy cards which show a more mischievous / playfully disruptive side of the Pokemon interaction. Some are intentional, some are unintentional. But I really enjoy the stories these cards tell by the artwork.
I hope this thread gets filled with posts since i just saw a theme like this that i adored but my stupid brain goo already forgot what it was and it’s bugging the hell out of me
I have an insane theory that Kyoko Umemoto has been drawing Pokemon above, around, or deep within the Umemoto River for the past two decades. This river traverses across multiple geographies and generations.
Apparently I have a very strong fetish for this type of card, there is some commonality here. The elevation, the perspective, the depth, crepuscular/nocturnal, lots of greenery. The tranquil and the thrilling in perfect harmony.
