Sosuke Tamada

Sosuke Tamada is a programmer at Game Freak. He joined in 1996 and has programmed for the Pokémon series since the Japanese Blue version. He has worked mostly on the Field System since Ruby and Sapphire, but was also the Program Director of Black 2 and White 2 and Sun and Moon. He was also the main programmer of Drill Dozer.

Game Works

 * Pokémon Blue (1996) - Programmer
 * Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (1998) - Programmer
 * Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999) - Programmer
 * Pokémon Crystal (2000) - Programmer, Tool Programming
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (Programming: Pokémon)
 * Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Field System Programmer, Environment & Tool Programmer
 * Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2003) - Support Program
 * Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - System Programmer
 * Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Programmer, Environment & Tool Programmer
 * Drill Dozer (2005) - Program Leader
 * Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Field System Programmer, Script Designer, Environment & Tool Programmer
 * Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Programming, Script Design, Environment & Tool Programming
 * Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Program Support & System Programming
 * Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Field Programming (Lead), System Programming
 * Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Program Director
 * Pokémon Dream Radar (2012) - Programming
 * Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Battle System Programming / Pokémon Data Programming (Lead), Script Programming (Lead)
 * Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Program Director

Special Thanks

 * Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)

Interviews

 * Game Freak recuit interview (archived)