Over the years the Pokémon trading card game has seen countless artists come and go. About 175 different people have contributed art to the cards, some have designed just one at a time, others have contributed hundreds. Hell, Ken Sugimori made 966 of these, starting with the very first set of Pokémon cards, the 1999 Base Set. But among their 188-card set, Yuka Morii stands out for me and her unique way of photographing tiny clay model Pokémon in nature , out.
Ever since 2000’s Neo Discovery set, Yuka Morii has been modeling adorable clay Pokémon and then photographing them in the perfect setting. your caterpie from this Neo Discovery set is a classic recording associated with Oman surface, Kabuto and corsolaestablishing a style that has been a central part of TCG ever since.
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As a very latecomer to the Pokemon TCG, these are the cards that attracted me immediately. While my son stuffs his binder full of VMAXs and Rainbow Rares, my own only binder is an ever-growing collection of Morris works that gives me the ridiculous goal of trying to collect all 188 one day.
On your website, Morii explains perfectly: “My job is to appreciate and make small things.” Our job today is to appreciate them right away. Here are 20 of my favorite Yuka Morii designs.
