The Pokémon Company International and Creatures Inc. announced the winners of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022. The contest entry period was from October 13th, 2021 at 8 p.m. PT until January 31st, 2022 at 6:59 a.m. PT. High resolution artwork of the Winners from the press release has been added to an Imageboard thread.

YouTube Clip - Announcing the Winners of the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2022

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysWSF4wcoRo

Pokémon Unveils Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022 Winners with Top Submissions to be Featured in Official Pokémon TCG Cards

June 10, 2022 – Today, The Pokémon Company International and Creatures Inc. announced the winners of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022, a fan art contest that invited Trainers from the U.S. and Japan to illustrate upcoming Pokémon TCG cards.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022 opened to U.S. applicants for the first time, in addition to Japan, and garnered strong interest from fans in both markets, receiving 10,830 entries. Trainers were asked to capture the official contest theme of “the daily life of Pokémon,” and submissions were evaluated by a panel of judges from The Pokémon Company group and Creatures Inc., including official Pokémon TCG illustrators.

The grand prize winner and first runner-up winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 in cash prizes, respectively, and have their submissions be featured in upcoming promo cards for the Pokémon TCG. In addition, second runner-up winners and judges award winners will receive $1,000 and $500 in cash prizes, respectively.

The winners of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022 include:

Grand Prize Winner

First Runner-up Winners

• Julie Hang (US)
• Taiga Kasai (Japan)

Second Runner-up Winners

• RossDraws (US)
• Mingo (Japan)

Judges Award Winners

• Aldo Kcomt (US)
• Heeyun Chung (US)
• Xous54 (US)
• Aziro Yuji (Japan)
• hashi96 (Japan)
• Katkichi (Japan)
• Kobayamato (Japan)
• LiCO (Japan)
• Maeya Susumu (Japan)
• Marina Chikazawa (Japan)
• Miyanose Natsumi (Japan)
• Pochinokuro (Japan)
• Rondo (Japan)
• Shinnosuke Yajima (Japan)
• Takashi Shiraishi (Japan)

Source: https://www.ptcgic-cr.com/2022/en/