Here are the Winners of the POKEMON TCG Illustration Contest 2022

This year, The Pokémon Company held the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022. For the first time, U.S. fans were allowed to participate in the contest and now we have the results. The contest saw 10,830 entries from trainers who were asked to capture the daily life of Pokémon. A panel of judges from The Pokémon Company and Creatures Inc. then evaluated each one. The grand prize winner and first runner-ups won $5,000 and $3,000 respectively as well as the honor of having their submissions put on upcoming promotional cards for the Pokémon TCG. Second runner-ups and judges award winners will receive $1,000 and $500 respectively.

Grand Prize Winner

REND (Japan)

First Runner-up Winners

Julie Hang (US)

Taiga Kasai (Japan)

Second Runner-up Winners

RossDraws (US)

Mingo (Japan)

Judges Award Winners

Aldo Kcomt (US)

Heeyun Chung (US)

Xous54 (US)

Aziro Yuji (Japan)

hashi96 (Japan)

Katkichi (Japan)

Kobayamato (Japan)

LiCO (Japan)

Maeya Susumu (Japan)

Marina Chikazawa (Japan)

Miyanose Natsumi (Japan)

Pochinokuro (Japan)

Rondo (Japan)

Shinnosuke Yajima (Japan)

Takashi Shiraishi (Japan)