Pokemon has all the time impressed fan artwork, whether or not it’s recreations of beloved creatures, or new dreamed-up critters and evolutions. The Pokemon Firm is celebrating all the gorgeous artwork followers create by bringing again the Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest. This yr, the theme is “Magical Pokemon Moments.”

To affix, you’ll should illustrate a Pokemon having fun with its day, or in a cool pose. The competitors runs from October 12, 2023, at 06:00 a.m. PDT to January 31, 2024, at 5:59 a.m. PST. There are over a thousand Pokemon, however the competitors has restricted entrants to the next creatures:

• Absol
• Bidoof
• Charizard
• Eevee
• Feraligatr
• Flygon
• Koraidon
• Melmetal
• Pikachu
• Toxtricity (Amped Kind)

Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 will enable extra followers to enter

The 2022 Pokemon TCG contest was open to the USA and Japan. This yr, it has expanded to incorporate the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. There are large prizes obtainable for artists who handle to win.

• Grand prize winner – $5000 money prize
• One Finest Customary Card Illustration – $3,000 money prize
• One Finest ex Card Illustration – $3,000 money prize
• Six First Place Runner Ups – $1,000 money prize
• 15 Choose’s Awards – $500 money prize

The winner of 2022’s contest featured Arcanine with a Fletchling resting on it, and the primary runner-up featured Greninja in a considering pose. This yr’s contestants have a excessive bar to surpass in the event that they wish to outdo their predecessors.