Takeshi Kawachimaru

Takeshi Kawachimaru is a planner at Game Freak who has worked on many games of the Pokémon franchise since Ruby and Sapphire. He was the director of Platinum, and has also been in charge of the Pokémon Global Link website and network system established with Black and White.

Game Works

 * Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Game Designer
 * Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2003) - Planning
 * Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Game Designer
 * Drill Dozer (2005) - Additional Tuning
 * Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Game Designer
 * Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Director, Plot Scenario
 * Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Game Design
 * Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Planning Director, Director of Linked Websites
 * Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Black and White Game Design
 * Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Network System Game Design
 * Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Network System, Game Design Section Director

Interviews

 * GamesRadar: Pokémon Platinum