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About
Ken Sugimori is a renowned Japanese illustrator and video game designer, best known for his work on the Pokémon franchise. He played a pivotal role in designing the original 151 Pokémon and has significantly influenced the visual style of the series. Sugimori's work is characterized by its vibrant and imaginative character designs, which have become iconic in the realm of video games and pop culture.
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The style presents whimsical animal-like characters as clean, outlined illustrations on an uncluttered white ground. Saturated yet softly blended colors, visible watercolor-like brush texture, rounded forms, and oversized expressive eyes give the creatures a cute fantasy character-design quality.
