Winner’s Announcement | Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024

[@alexanderivory-brown118]

Congrats to those who win ave to those who tried! Such beautiful art

[@P0kePaul]

The Toxtricity EX Artwork goes hard

[@pokezod7832]

Agreed

[@bidoofe5399]

Its the weakest of all submits

[@P0kePaul]

@@bidoofe5399 what are you talkin about. That angle is sick and also very hard to draw.

[@niello5944]

No? Compare it to the one at 0:47 and 0:56

[@P0kePaul]

​@@niello5944they look good, but most normal EX's don't have artworks like this. So the one that got second place is great

[@bananarama4925]

The ex card looked so sick. Love the feraligatr representation

[@VivianWasTaken]

@EvanneuhNintendoRemixesall ai submissions were removed, so thankfully there's none

[@geekelysium5284]

Melmetal with the Meltan made my heart melt

[@albond]

That was my personal favourite

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

It melted. And?

[@takiturne]

an

[@Dude_guy32]

@@TwilightChomperEnthusiast Seeing Twilight Chomper on a Pokemon video is kind of a shock

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

@@Dude_guy32 Pokémon cards are a personal hobby of mine!

[@mrwhatcanido4942]

those are some pertty artworks, that skydiving flygon one is my fav

[@Scottee08]

Tayu’s embroidered Feraligatr is a masterpiece!! So talented!!💕 1:42

[@jamesyates4932]

People are so talented. Wish i could draw like this

[@KipNinjogu]

Honestly all you need to do is practice literally anyone can draw you just need the heart and resilience to try and keep improving

[@jamesyates4932]

@@KipNinjogu ill try 😭

[@brandonsclips7741]

Honestly I started drawing just for the sake of doing it a couple months aga and obviously I'm nowhere near as good as ANYONE on this list, but I do see myself Improving, bit by bit. It's gonna take a long time, but its a fun skill to learn, honestly. That's part of the thing that helps is to have fun. I know everyone says that, but its kinda true. I can literally draw whatever my little heart desires. And that's the balance between study and fun that you need to find.

[@jamesyates4932]

@brandonsclips7741 Hmm, ya true. Can nake it a fun, calm hobby, and if you master it, then great it'll become a potential fun job as well.

[@Pownchao]

Honestly, you can do it! Put a little time here or there to just make something you like. It can be something big or small, but you can do it! And there's no better time than now to start!🙏

[@CaptainClark23]

The grand prize captured that pose so well. It’s something you might see everyday in say pet cats and dogs. But for this pose to be applied there in such a way - it’s a perfect translation to the world of Pokémon. I think that’s why they deserved to win, tbh. Congratulations to everyone that made it in!

[@cloudglider]

It's amazing that in almost 30 years of Pokémon I have never seen Pikachu in that pose.

[@zeanone9257]

Mee too

[@skelitonking117]

@@cloudglider what? The ear scratch and then "Piika!" is iconic lol

[@timwoods2852]

Eeeehhhh~ The Squirtle hands and jagged cheek make me feel a little sus about it. I hope it was just a trace of a pet, but there's a waft of AI there.

[@serpentmaster1323]

@@timwoods2852 No. or at least not for your reasons. first of all, many gen 1 basic evolution Pokemon have feet/paws like that. 2 even if pika didn’t have paws like that, ai would never give pikachu squirtle feet on accident- there are too many pikachu references-unless you built the database yourself or told the ai to give pika squirtle feet. 3 pretty sure ai generally rounds cheeks, and only points them when copying an artstyle. Maybe Im wrong and it is ai, but I just don’t think so, and I think the reasons you gave don’t make sense.

[@TheBestWooper]

These all look great! I was personally hoping that the koraidon playing like a dog or the feraligatr swimming in a swamp with colourful lillipads to win

[@dragonphoenix790]

Congrats to all winners, these are so gorgeous!

[@Upsetti-Spaghetti]

The one with Koraidon and Caterpie (at around 1:15) is my personal favourite

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

I had missed the caterpie. It looks amazing! Thanks for pointing it out

[@Aurora_Animates]

AWWW

[@rmpbuyung]

Feraligatr got much love this year ❤❤❤

[@justinjeffries1554]

He really did. I think every piece with Ferali they showed me my jaw drop

[@NightHawkExpress]

Shout out to all of those in particular. Always been my favorite starter and I think he’s gunna get some love soon

[@emilatik8581]

​@@justinjeffries1554yeah,it had tye best/ginest/collest ones on average ....Another cute Pikachu ofc won(nice texture of it,but conpared to what we otherwise saw...then not so ...much) ..I'd wonder(pun intended)?..Lol..Whatta you know?..🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😅🙃

[@ouchpaw3518]

I love how diverse the art styles were!!! The grand prize deserves the win, the level of detail is beautiful. Since art is subjective, i guess not everyone’s gonna be happy with these. Congrats to all ✨💛

[@EpicTubeHD]

Congrats to everyone! I love that I picked the Feraligatr to make it and it did! Loved the abstract art idea used to illustrate.

[@mrgnight]

All of these look beautiful (my favorite has to be the Melmetal at 1:51 ). I hope the Pokemon Company continues to make more of these contests!

[@AgapeGaming17]

The zard in the top left at 0:48 is probably my favorite art here. And the Feraligatr that won is really cool too. Love the different art styles.

[@rmpbuyung]

That Feraligatr so cool

[@scarletadrianne]

Congratulations 🎉 all of the illustrators did an amazing job 💖🤩

[@rosebouquet0730]

oh boy I hope none of these are AI.

[@mr_greninjarw3147]

They banned the AI contestants

[@rosebouquet0730]

@@mr_greninjarw3147 thank god.

[@KipNinjogu]

@@rosebouquet0730yeah plus you can tell by looking these all have the proper heart and soul of a real artist poured into them

[@guyk768]

​@@mr_greninjarw3147 Good and you can tell all this Pokémon artwork has soul and passion behind it.

[@EvaFuji]

@@mr_greninjarw3147 Yeah like they could tell apart the shitty AI images from the real art.

[@limm_ee]

I would HATE to be a judge for this, there's WAY too many amazing artists out there! 😭 How can you possibly pick??

[@RaphaMeal]

PLEASE in 2025 let countries like Brazil participate, there are so many Pokémon fans here that are also talented artists...

[@rcmatheus02]

Up!

[@BJGvideos]

It's wild to me how few countries are allowed entry

[@COMPLAINS_NOT_CHANGE_ANYTHING]

Ensure safety first Brazil is 4th dangerous place to visit after Philippines,Columbia and India If can't then there's no way Nintendo want to risk their event in dangerous places

[@RaphaMeal]

@@COMPLAINS_NOT_CHANGE_ANYTHING the contest is virtual.

[@daviandrade2189]

@@COMPLAINS_NOT_CHANGE_ANYTHING are you stupid?

[@chriscunningham1985]

lovely work, such a high standard as ever! Some of the judges picks could have easily won in my eyes. Great to see some original Pikachu poses, especially the overall winner! Congrats to all 😻

[@Casphs]

glad to see my boy feraligatr getting some much needed love

[@sovereignblastoise6767]

Feraligator out here getting it's much needed rep

[@however-i-disagree]

Hey, just an idea, maybe you could ask contestants to submit a given number of in-progress shots to prevent any more AI submissions

[@MalikJaevon]

Lots of talent! But I must say the art with Feraligator swimming with the lilly pads surrounding him was my favorite for sure at 1:10

[@Aurora_Animates]

I loved that one , and the flygon drinking from the water :)

[@TehWhiteTiger]

I love the diversity. Perhaps the best thing about Pokemon cards is the range if artstyles.

[@robiu013]

we could have gotten a Bidoof ex? missed opportunity

[@chuckyfan6696]

no fng way

[@Absbor]

congratz to the winners! looking forward to the year when germany can enter too. xD

[@Feurigel1806]

That would be so cool ^^ I would join, eventhough I'm not that good XD

[@Absbor]

@@Feurigel1806 Die Kreativität ist das was am ehesten zählt. ;-)

[@Domestos_otwiera]

same with poland

[@vaya-dragon1998]

Oh hi absor! 😂 Jokes asides, I like how these cards look like any other Pokémon card, they blend in so seamlessly

[@Absbor]

@@vaya-dragon1998 hello there xD

[@Siplick]

It's wonderful to see so much beautiful Pokémon art come out of this contest every year - fingers crossed you let people submit from more countries next year! I'm Spanish and I would love to give it a try!

[@anticlaws4105]

They all look so good, imagine being one of the official Pokemon card illustrators and getting to draw Pokemon card art all of the time!

[@Dreamschannelive]

Well done to all! The cards are magnificent! We're lucky to have such talented artists in the pokemon community! 😍

[@Mediumexe]

Man all of them looks so good. congrats to all an amazing artists

[@aryanghadage3282]

It felt good to see so many flygon arts.

[@sarcasticat6979]

I know they got rid of the most egregious AI entries but I gotta say, I'm still so suspicious of almost every single Eevee and Pikachu entry here... AI fake artists really do ruin things for everyone. Edit after watching: OH thank god, that's one of the few Pikachu entries I wasn't suspicious of! Such a cute pose, I'm not surprised by this pick. Even though it's Pikachu lmao, as if Pikachu doesn't have enough cards already. But it makes a unique addition to the roster

[@SifoDiaz66]

It’s also a really goddamn adorable and gorgeous piece of art. Lovable pose and Lovely rendering

[@Yuo23]

Wow lots of talent out there !!!! Everyone did amazing!!!

[@kamuymamushi5877]

AHHH sooo happy, they are some of my fav Flygon cardss illustration 🤩🤩🤩 Congraattzx

[@Shaded_Eevee]

Congratulations to all the winners and those who entered! These are amazing 💜

[@demiremi]

Very good! Hopefully I will be better prepared for next year!

[@TimesChu]

Congratulations to all who entered! I hope to see this contest make a return. Maybe next time, I will be able to create something to share too!

[@WhyCatsCantFly]

I wish there was a website to view all the submissions, I could look at these all day!

[@pokemastercheese]

I was supposed to enter but forgot the deadline 😅 I'm gonna have to try next time

[@ByteDWolf]

Same bro, same.😢

[@pokemastercheese]

​@@ByteDWolf Wish you the best of luck then

[@StickmanComix]

This is me energy lol

[@CosmicZ2222]

Ofc the winner has pikachu...

[@Asakedia]

honestly I was more scared of a charizard winning

[@phillyswift9843]

Problem is I like pikachu. The horrendous spam of it is just what kills him

[@jettash0720]

@@phillyswift9843 I mean, he is the mascot of Pokemon so the spam is kind of a given, but I know what you mean

[@albond]

It's good art, but I think some of the other submissions were better

[@zeanone9257]

Almost all of your views are subjective so I don't think any of them deserve reward because you think they deserve it

[@PKMNLens]

Congrats! I personally like the Eevee and Melmetal from the Runner-up category, but they were all great!

[@AniSculpts]

beautiful works of art! i will definitely participate next year!

[@SirSaperon]

Great job! May arts always be pure and pursued by everybody

[@brianraines3570]

Congratulations to the runner-ups and to the grand prize winner. There was lots of amazing artwork. Can't wait to find onenof the new cards!!!

[@joojishibuki]

So much variety

[@viperguru2547]

That absol artwork by Teluna is ABSOLutely stunning 🤩💙

[@tedm8528]

That eevee card in 1:07 is so beautiful

[@Waltaere]

Gotta catch ‘em all

[@CDavisArts]

Congratulations everyone! 🥳These are so inspiring~

[@ChenzoCenteen]

Wow, so many purty pictures

[@Mama_da_yo]

It's so nice seeing Absol art for me personally, this is because Absol was my favourite Pokémon when I was a young kid so it's nice seeing artwork of em'. The Feraligatr artworks are also very beautiful, one of my favourite water types! Congratulations to all the winners and for those who have also submitted art and gave it a go, all of the illustrations are amazing!! ❤🎉

[@TheZeroOfTime]

🎉🎉🎉

[@kadjaloona1449]

WORLDWIDE CONTEST NEXT TIME PLSSSS

[@soulguibo]

I love the inspiration for the grand prize winner: They were struggling to draw something because they didn’t have anything in mind at the moment but then they saw their dog do the pose that pikachu is doing and decided to go with that ^_^ which I think is very heartwarming and cute! The result came out so lovely too!!!

[@wagiqwq]

Wow that winner definitely deserved it! What incredible art!

[@pueohoot543]

Wow these are all soooooooooo nice!!

[@grannysint1625]

Beautiful arts.

[@Auragod08unofficial]

They all looked so good! Can't wait to enter when I'm 18!!

[@Thebestriftgamer]

3:10 OMG how can people draw this stuff!?

[@wagiqwq]

It's gorgeous

[@BK_Silvally]

I’m so happy that Feraligatr made it, it was definitely one of my favourites for sure!

[@kirakira878]

Congrats to the winners! There were so many great entries that it was hard to pick just 1 favorite.

[@CreativeSteve69]

I keep forgetting that the pokemon company started doing these contests again recently. I so would love to partake one year. Massive Congrats to everyone who won though. I'll for sure join in next year. :)

[@jeremybolding3957]

Beautiful!!!!

[@shannonlowery131]

Aww congrats to everyone 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@alexshu1794]

Make it Worldwide next year! We want to participate too!!

[@alip13gaming61]

Incredible artwork. Congratulations to all of you

[@miguelflores1876]

Arent this moments just magical! I love you pokemon!

[@thewalrus2035]

They all look so good!!!

[@TheAnimatedWonders]

My Ferligatr never won, but I had fun entering!

[@guyk768]

Congrats to the winners of the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024! 🎨🏆 All the artwork looks so cool!

[@maryburrowes5401]

Congratulations to all participants :) wonderful artwork.

[@Hershewed]

I’m so happy that Feraligatr is getting some attention this time! ❤️

[@Feurigel1806]

Congrats, so many great artworks

[@chibi3593]

SUCH BEAUTIFUL ART!!!! 🤩😍

[@SikMagik24]

A lot pf great works! The big winner is impressive too!

[@pokemontrainermike1]

Some absolutely outstanding artwork, everyone is a winner here - you all did fantastic 🎉🎉🎉

[@cortster12]

Oooh! That pikachu is incredible.

[@emilatik8581]

Sure,but not the best amongst the chosen/shown ones here or to be ultimately chosen one..Nope....🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😅😅

[@cortster12]

@@emilatik8581 It's pretty subjective. I can't say anything I saw is THAT far beyond the pikachu. It definitely deserved the win. It's all about taste.

[@wagiqwq]

​@@emilatik8581sadly you know nothing about art... But it's okay

[@cincoosaan]

That last one had a natural inspiration. Congrats to that amazing artwork.

[@BottlenoseTheSeaWing]

All of these are so beautiful and the Pokémon represented are beautiful too. I think I might enter these contests one day!

[@therollingwheelz]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

[@Kit.exeCrystalEN_Vtuber]

Some of those are incredible!

[@WonderlandLaLa]

That Koriadon fighting the Roaring Moon was my absolute favorite one that is so stunning omg

[@lightdarksoul2097]

These are pretty amazing artworks. I do wish we got to see even more. Maybe having a contest for every major country could be really good and we would see the differences in how cultures draw though I guess we would be leaving smaller countries with nothing like they usually get so maybe that's not fair either

[@BJGvideos]

If you do it per capita then it wouldn't

[@theelitelance7586]

The runner up melmetal is so good

[@AshitakaYakul]

That first Runner-Up Eevee @1:40 Oh my goodness. That's something truly special. That must have been one REALLY difficult choice. The chosen Pikachu piece was excellent. A pretty good representation of Pikachu.

[@dancingfoxtails]

Congratulations Acorviart!!! Your pic was my favorite, it's so cool that you got best standard card illustration!!!

[@PDXSwav]

Just wow guys , good ideas chat 🎉

[@brandonspiesman2627]

Shoutout to those who didn't make it. Don't stop.

[@silent_sunshine]

1:41 I'm not sure if the artwork is actually stitched on or just stylised as such, but either way the technique is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! I can't imagine how long that must have taken!

[@Verlisify]

The Feraligatr runner up does invoke strong artistic feeling.

[@wagiqwq]

But you did see the Pikachu right? I like literally want to hang it up on a wall

[@N.EO-Quartz]

Aaah the Koraidon with the Caterpie!!!! 😍😍

[@mikomakowski7907]

I’m so happy the acoriviart faraligatr won, and I’m so excited to try and collect it

[@Drakeuth]

All of the art are gorgeous!

[@justinjeffries1554]

Those were ALL so AMAZING

[@egnichiekevin9647]

Congratulation for all of them

[@mooncake8059]

Absol is my favorite Pokemon. The sheer joy I experienced when I saw so much art for them makes me happy

[@luqmanwaqiuddin7543]

That Pikachu by Satoutsubu is soooo cuteeee i want a card with that arttt