Kenji Matsushima

Kenji Matsushima is a longtime planner and scenario writer at Game Freak. He has been involved on the core Pokémon series since the first entries, Red and Green. He has been mostly involved in writing scenario and designing Pokémon concepts and Pokédex texts.

Game Works

 * Pokémon Red and Green (1996) - Map Design
 * Pokémon Blue (1996) - Map Design
 * Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997) - Game Design, Text
 * Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999) - Game Design, Game Scenario
 * Pokémon Crystal (2000) - Game Design, Game Scenario
 * Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
 * Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - Pokédex Text
 * Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
 * Drill Dozer (2005) - Game Design, Scenario
 * Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Game Designer, Pokédex Text
 * Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Game Design, Pokédex Text
 * Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Game Design Leader, Game Scenario, Pokédex Text, Script Design
 * Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text
 * Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Black and White Game Design, Globalization Coordinator
 * Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text, Pokémon Design Coordination
 * Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - Game Text Localization Support
 * Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Pokémon Concept & Pokédex Text, Game Dialogue Design, Game Text Localization Support
 * Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - Concept Design & Planning: Pokémon & Character Design

Special Thanks

 * Pulseman (1994)
 * Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)
 * Pokémon Quest (2018)
 * Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018)

Interviews

 * Pokémon Website: HeartGold and SoulSilver (archived)
 * Game Freak blog: Black & White (archived)