BEHIND THE ARTWORK

Oswaldo KATO

Linework, lighting, and a sense of scale

Torterra by Oswaldo KATO
TorterraBrilliant Stars · 008
Bidoof by Oswaldo KATO
BidoofBrilliant Stars · 120
Garchomp ex by Oswaldo KATO
Garchomp exParadox Rift · 245

Oswaldo KATO’s Pokémon TCG work first appeared in Chilling Reign. Pokémon’s Brilliant Stars art feature looks closely at Torterra and Bidoof: foreground characters, smaller figures, and expressive lines give their scenes texture and scale. Stadium illustrations offer a different view of that world-building, from Collapsed Stadium to Path to the Peak. Follow the lighting and the spaces around the Pokémon as much as the characters themselves.

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Sources reviewed 2026-10-21. Profile by Binderpages.

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