Taiga Kayama Pokémon cards
All 15 Japanese cards illustrated by Taiga Kayama across 12 sets from 2023 to 2025, newest first.
- Cards
- 15
- Sets
- 12
- First card
- 2023Chansey, Pokémon Card 151
- Active
- 2023 to 2025
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About Taiga Kayama
Taiga Kayama balances crisp character focus with gentle, scene-setting details that photograph beautifully in binders. Collectors chase Paldean Fates, Shiny Treasure ex, 151, and Paradox Rift entries for matching palettes and satisfying row-by-row builds.
Signature card deep-dive
Clive (Paldean Fates), Special Illustration Rare is the signature Kayama showcase, delivering clean lines and confident composition that reads as a natural focal point. The Special Illustration Rare treatment gives it centerpiece weight, so the accompanying card grids build outward from Clive for a handmade, gallery feel.
Anchoring around Clive from Paldean Fates lets collectors pair language variants and supporting scenes without visual clutter. The planned grid makes top-loaders or a binder spread feel curated, with Clive setting tone and spacing for every other Kayama pick.
Spotlight picks and comparisons
Placing Clive (Paldean Fates), Special Illustration Rare beside Clive (Shiny Treasure ex), Special Art Rare highlights a neat language and rarity naming quirk that mirrors theme across English and Japanese. Their palettes echo each other with refined neutrals and accents, creating a symmetrical center lane that the grid can frame cleanly.
Chansey (151), Rare brings soft pastels and a calmer sheen, while Vanillish (Paradox Rift), Illustration Rare offers cooler blues and a more painterly highlight that catches light differently. Together they contrast rarity finishes and color temperature, helping collectors decide which corner of the display balances the Clive pair.
Artist era and why collectors care
Arriving between late 2023 and early 2024, this Kayama pocket makes a tight era set that is easy to complete and easy to show. Collectors can chase the English and Japanese Clive duo first, then thread Chansey and Vanillish to round out a satisfying four-card row.
The card grids echo real binder logic, slotting Clive (Paldean Fates), Special Illustration Rare and Clive (Shiny Treasure ex), Special Art Rare in the center, with Chansey (151), Rare and Vanillish (Paradox Rift), Illustration Rare flanking as tonal foils. That layout rewards both market watchers and collectors by making condition checks, language pairings, and upgrade paths visually obvious.
Why Clive is trending
Clive is the top trending card for English collectors this week. It headlines the Paldean Fates release from January 26, 2024. Collectors are chasing card #236. Interest around this special illustration rare print continues to climb.
Market signals to watch
Also on the move: Clive, Chansey, Vanillish. Watch how these cards influence deck-building and price swings alongside Clive.
Track live pricing and trade volume in the Pooka app to stay ahead of the next spike.
Pokémon Taiga Kayama draws most
Sets with the most Taiga Kayama cards
2025 7 cards
Start Deck 100 Battle Collection, Inferno X, Mega Diancie ex Starter Set MEGA, Hot Air Arena
2024 3 cards
Paradise Dragona, Crimson Haze, Cyber Judge
2023 5 cards
Shiny Treasure ex, Future Flash, ex Starter Decks, Pokémon Card 151
Taiga Kayama Pokémon card FAQ
How many Japanese Pokémon cards has Taiga Kayama illustrated?
Taiga Kayama has illustrated 15 Japanese Pokémon cards across 12 sets.
What was Taiga Kayama's first Pokémon card?
The oldest Japanese card by Taiga Kayama in Pooka is Chansey from Pokémon Card 151.
Which Pokémon has Taiga Kayama drawn the most?
Sentret (2 cards), Meltan (2 cards) and Helioptile (2 cards).
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