(born January 27, 1966 in
Tokyo,
Japan) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator,
manga artist, and
director. 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. Sugimori drew all of the original 151 Pokémon himself. He has worked on the various
Pokémon movies, trading cards, and other games like the
Super Smash Bros. series.