Kyoko Umemoto

Pokémon card illustrator · 177 cards · 73 sets

About Kyoko Umemoto

Kyoko Umemoto is a Japanese freelance illustrator who has been a fixture of the Pokémon Trading Card Game since the 2002 Expedition Base Set, where her first card was Arbok. Bulbapedia credits her with roughly 176 TCG illustrations, plus a further batch for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, making her one of the game's more prolific long-serving artists. Outside the cards, her Pokémon work extends to Poké Lids, the official decorative manhole covers installed in cities across Japan, including Tokyo, Osaka, Nara, and Fukuoka.

Their most valuable card is Flareon (#H07/144, Skyridge), estimated at $510–$670. Cards are ordered by estimated market value.

Kyoko Umemoto’s cards by rarity

Rarity	Cards	Combined value (est.)
Holo Rare	13	$1,825–$2,375
Rare	32	$970–$1,250
Common	76	$230–$300
Uncommon	44	$130–$170
Shiny Rare	11	$24–$32
Illustration Rare	1	$11–$15

Sets Kyoko Umemoto appears in

Set	Cards	Combined value (est.)
Skyridge	9	$1,375–$1,775
Aquapolis	9	$1,125–$1,450
Expedition Base Set	10	$370–$480
Unseen Forces	3	$90–$120
Hidden Legends	4	$41–$55
Crystal Guardians	4	$31–$40
Triumphant	2	$23–$31
FireRed & LeafGreen	4	$15–$20
Shining Fates Shiny Vault	5	$14–$19
Team Rocket Returns	3	$14–$19
White Flare	1	$11–$15
Paldean Fates	3	$10–$13
Deoxys	4	$10–$13
Stormfront	3	$7–$10
Arceus	3	$7–$9

+ 58 more sets with a lower combined value.

Flareon

#H07/144 · SkyridgeHolo Rare

$510–$670market price (est.)

-1%

Gengar

#10/144 · SkyridgeRare

$440–$580market price (est.)

+5%

Arcanine

#H02/147 · AquapolisHolo Rare

$410–$540market price (est.)

-0.1%

Espeon

#H09/147 · AquapolisHolo Rare

$250–$330market price (est.)

-2.5%

Gengar

#H09/144 · SkyridgeHolo Rare

$195–$260market price (est.)

-2.7%

Arcanine

#2/147 · AquapolisRare

$125–$160market price (est.)

+4.2%

Espeon

#11/147 · AquapolisRare

$115–$150market price (est.)

+3.8%

Arbok

#3/165 · Expedition Base SetHolo Rare

$110–$140market price (est.)

-5.1%

Vileplume

#H31/147 · AquapolisHolo Rare

$105–$140market price (est.)

-1.1%

Ampharos

#1/115 · Unseen ForcesRare

$90–$120market price (est.)

-0.2%

Fearow

#11/165 · Expedition Base SetHolo Rare

$85–$110market price (est.)

-26.2%

Cloyster

#8/165 · Expedition Base SetHolo Rare

$80–$105market price (est.)

-15.3%

Flareon

#8/144 · SkyridgeRare

$60–$80market price (est.)

+3.5%

Haunter

#63/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$50–$70market price (est.)

-0.1%

Growlithe

#51/147 · AquapolisUncommon

$43–$55market price (est.)

-1.3%

Squirtle

#132/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$36–$48market price (est.)

-11%

Zubat

#118/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$34–$45market price (est.)

-0.1%

Gloom

#49/147 · AquapolisUncommon

$30–$40market price (est.)

-0.2%

Gastly

#57/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$29–$38market price (est.)

+1.5%

Electrode

#5/101 · Hidden LegendsHolo Rare

$27–$35market price (est.)

+1%

Vileplume

#43/147 · AquapolisRare

$23–$31market price (est.)

+3.2%

Rapidash

#8/102 · TriumphantHolo Rare

$22–$29market price (est.)

steady

Starmie

#44/144 · SkyridgeUncommon

$21–$28market price (est.)

+3.2%

Staryu

#103/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$21–$28market price (est.)

+1%

Oddish

#97/147 · AquapolisCommon

$16–$22market price (est.)

-1.1%

Cloyster

#42/165 · Expedition Base SetRare

$16–$21market price (est.)

+26.2%

Banette

#1/100 · Crystal GuardiansRare

$14–$20market price (est.)

-3.2%

Claydol

#2/101 · Hidden LegendsHolo Rare

$13–$18market price (est.)

+0.6%

Jumpluff

#11/109 · Team Rocket ReturnsRare

$13–$17market price (est.)

+1.1%

Luvdisc

#7/100 · Crystal GuardiansRare

$13–$17market price (est.)

+2%

Arbok

#35/165 · Expedition Base SetRare

$12–$16market price (est.)

+190%

Cyndaquil

#105/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$11–$16market price (est.)

-3.8%

Zweilous

#147/86 · White FlareIllustration Rare

$11–$15market price (est.)

-0.2%

Fearow

#45/165 · Expedition Base SetRare

$10–$13market price (est.)

-26.1%

Wigglytuff

#52/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenUncommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

-16.3%

Lopunny

#21/99 · ArceusRare

$6–$8market price (est.)

+0.9%

Sableye

#48/100 · StormfrontUncommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

-0.2%

Altaria

#1/107 · DeoxysRare

$6–$8market price (est.)

-2.5%

Raticate

#48/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenUncommon

$5–$7market price (est.)

-8.3%

Drifloon

#155/91 · Paldean FatesShiny Rare

$5–$7market price (est.)

+0.2%

Forretress

#5/95 · Call of LegendsHolo Rare

$5–$7market price (est.)

+3.4%

Octillery

#33/162 · BREAKthroughRare

$4–$6market price (est.)

+2.2%

Ekans

#108/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$4–$5market price (est.)

-1.9%

Jigglypuff

#65/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenCommon

$3–$5market price (est.)

-1%

Forretress

#3/90 · UndauntedHolo Rare

$3–$5market price (est.)

-1%

Illumise

#38/100 · SandstormUncommon

$3–$5market price (est.)

steady

Spearow

#130/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$3–$5market price (est.)

-3.9%

Gossifleur

#SV010/122 · Shining Fates Shiny VaultShiny Rare

$3–$5market price (est.)

+1.5%

Ducklett

#SV095/122 · Shining Fates Shiny VaultShiny Rare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-0.4%

Clobbopus

#SV072/122 · Shining Fates Shiny VaultShiny Rare

$3–$4market price (est.)

+2.1%

Gastrodon West Sea

#22/111 · Rising RivalsRare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-0.7%

Altaria

#40/70 · Dragon MajestyRare

$3–$4market price (est.)

+1.2%

Wugtrio

#122/91 · Paldean FatesShiny Rare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-0.3%

Wooloo

#SV103/122 · Shining Fates Shiny VaultShiny Rare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-0.5%

Blipbug

#SV007/122 · Shining Fates Shiny VaultShiny Rare

$3–$4market price (est.)

+2.3%

Slurpuff

#154/236 · Cosmic EclipseRare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-1.7%

Diglett

#50/100 · Crystal GuardiansCommon

$2–$4market price (est.)

+0.4%

Flittle

#164/91 · Paldean FatesShiny Rare

$2–$3market price (est.)

+1.2%

Beedrill

#12/95 · UnleashedRare

$2–$3market price (est.)

-2.6%

Volbeat

#53/100 · SandstormUncommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

-0.5%

Mareep

#62/115 · Unseen ForcesCommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

-1.1%

Swablu

#79/107 · DeoxysCommon

about $2market price (est.)

+1.6%

Lunatone

#36/107 · DeoxysUncommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

-1.5%

Solrock

#47/107 · DeoxysUncommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

+0.7%

Ponyta

#72/102 · TriumphantCommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

-3.5%

Magnemite

#63/97 · DragonCommon

about $1market price (est.)

-1%

Skiploom

#49/109 · Team Rocket ReturnsUncommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

+0.7%

Kirlia δ

#33/101 · Dragon FrontiersUncommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

+1.2%

Gulpin

#33/100 · Crystal GuardiansUncommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

-2.8%

Flaaffy

#56/115 · Unseen ForcesCommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

Breloom

#52/147 · Supreme VictorsUncommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

-2.3%

Bronzong

#13/100 · StormfrontRare

$0.80–$1market price (est.)