Hironobu Yoshida
Hironobu Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田宏信; born 1972[1]) is a graphic designer who has been involved with several aspects of the Pokémon franchise for many years. Since Pokémon Yellow in 1997, Yoshida has had a hand in the development of the majority of main series Pokémon games, both as a graphic and Pokémon designer.
He is credited in several of the Pokémon movies within the character design department and has illustrated a handful of cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He also designed the main art for the World Championships since 2007. The Pokémon he is known to have designed include Wobbuffet, Dunsparce, and several Legendary and Mythical Pokémon such as Celebi, Rayquaza, Deoxys, and Darkrai.[2]
Additionally, he created an array of unique characters and lent his voice to some of them for the Game Boy Advance game Drill Dozer, another Game Freak title directed by fellow Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori in 2005.
He has also branched into other media, performing a live-action version of the Poké Dude Show (an in-game tutorial featured in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen), dressing up as Primo, the Poké Dude, and giving advice on how to do various things in the Pokémon games. He reprises this role in the song Teach Me, Poké Dude!, in which he engages a group of children in the same manner as the in-game character and provides the main vocals.
Designs
Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Yoshida.
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| Wobbuffet[3][4] | Dunsparce[3][4] | Celebi[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||
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| Rayquaza[2] | Deoxys[2][5] | |||||||||||||
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| Magmortar[5] | Darkrai[2] | |||||||||||||
Artwork
There are 44 cards illustrated by Yoshida. For a list of cards he has illustrated, see here.
Core series games
This is a collection of core series Pokémon games that Yoshida has contributed artwork to.
Works
Pokémon & GAME FREAK releases
| Title | Platform | Date | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Yellow Version | Game Boy | 1998 | Pokémon Design |
| Click Medic | PlayStation | 1999 | Graphic Support |
| Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Pokémon Design |
| Pokémon Crystal Version | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Pokémon Design/Pokémon Animation/Graphics Design |
| Pokémon Stadium 2 | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Original Character Design |
| Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Main Graphic Designer/Pokémon & Graphic Designer |
| Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Designer |
| Pokémon Channel | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Conceptual Character Design |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Graphic Designer/Pokémon Designer |
| Pokémon Emerald Version | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Graphic Designer/Pokémon Designer |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Pokémon Character Design |
| Drill Dozer | Game Boy Advance | 2005 | Character Design/Graphic Design/Additional Voices |
| Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Graphic Design/Pokémon Design |
| Pokémon Platinum Version | Nintendo DS | 2008 | Graphic Design/Pokémon Design |
| Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Pokémon Design |
| Pokémon Black and White Versions | Nintendo DS | 2010 | Pokémon Design/2-D Graphic Design (lead)/Battle Graphic Design |
| Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 | Nintendo DS | 2012 | Pokémon Character Design/2-D Dot Graphics (lead)/Battle Graphics Design |
| Pokémon X and Y | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 | Pokémon Characters Design/Pokémon Design Coordination/UI Graphic Design (lead) |
| Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Pokémon Characters Design/UI Graphic Design (lead) |
| Pokémon Sun and Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Pokémon Characters Design/UI Graphic Design (Director) |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2017 | Pokémon Characters Design |
| Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Pokémon Characters Design |
| Pokémon Sword and Shield | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Concept Design Planning Pokémon & Character Design |
| Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Nintendo Switch | 2022 | Concept Art, Pokémon & Human Designs |
| Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | Nintendo Switch | 2022 | Concept Art |
| Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Concept Art: Pokémon & Character Design |
Animation
| Title | Date | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Pikachu & Pichu | 2001 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| Spell of the Unown: Entei | 2001 | Animation Producer |
| Pikachu's PikaBoo | 2001 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias | 2002 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| Jirachi: Wish Maker | 2003 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| Destiny Deoxys | 2004 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | 2006 | Conceptual Character Artist |
| The Rise of Darkrai | 2007 | Original Character Design |
| Giratina and the Sky Warrior | 2008 | Original Character Design |
| Arceus and the Jewel of Life | 2009 | Conceptual Character Artist |
Music
| Title | Album | Date | Label |
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| Teach Me! Older Brother | Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection | 2004 | Msi Music, Super D |
References
- ↑ GAME FREAK Illustration Demonstration: Episode Three [Hironobu Yoshida x Drill Dozer] - YouTube
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2014 Pokémon World Championships VIPs | Pokemon.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Drill Dozer interview by Gpara (Japanese)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Mythical Pokémon "Celebi" Untold Origin Story (Game Freak "Secret Base" #41)." Game Freak Official Channel. YouTube. (Japanese)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Go-Pokemon.com - Pokémon Creators, Artists at the World Championships
- ↑ Confirmation of Yoshida being the artist on the Distortion World.
- ↑ Yoshida confirming he drew the XY World Art Book cover.
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