Ken Sugimori (杉森 建 Sugimori Ken?) (born January 27, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, and director.[1] He is most famous as the character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori is also credited with the art direction for other titles, including Pulseman.[2] Sugimori drew all of the original 151 Pokémon himself.[3] He has worked on the various Pokémon movies, trading cards, and other games like the Super Smash ... Show more...

Ken Sugimori (杉森 建 Sugimori Ken?) (born January 27, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, and director.[1] He is most famous as the character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori is also credited with the art direction for other titles, including Pulseman.[2] Sugimori drew all of the original 151 Pokémon himself.[3] He has worked on the various Pokémon movies, trading cards, and other games like the Super Smash Bros. series.