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Takao Unno is an Art Director for Game Freak. He started as a graphic and Pokémon designer in the third generation, with Ruby and Sapphire, and was the graphic leader of Diamond and Pearl and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
With Black and White, he worked mostly as 3D art director for the main Pokémon games, although he also directed Black 2 and White 2; eventually, he became the main graphic director of Sun and Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Unno has also designed several Pokémon and has done the art for several cards in the Trading Card Game.
Game Works[]
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Pokémon & Graphic Designer
- Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2003) - Designer
- Pokémon Colosseum (2003) - Pokémon Characters Designer
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - Graphic Design Leader, Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer
- Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Graphic Designer, Pokémon Designer
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (2005) - Pokémon Characters Designer
- Drill Dozer (2005) - Graphic Design
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Graphic Leader, Pokémon Designer & Graphic Designer
- Pokémon Battle Revolution (2006) - Pokémon Characters Designer
- Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Pokémon Design & Graphic Design
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Art Director, Pokémon Design
- Pokémon Black and White (2010) - 3D Art Director, Pokémon Character Design, 3D Graphics Systems Designer
- Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Director, Art Director, Pokémon Character Design, Digital Movie-Main Design, Nintendo 3DS Link Design
- Pokémon Dream Radar (2012) - Director, Planning
- Pokémon X and Y (2013) - 3D Art Director, Pokémon Characters Design, Pokémon Design Coordination
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - Pokémon Characters Design
- Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Graphics Director, Pokémon Character Design, Concept
- Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017) - Pokémon Model Creation Coordinator (Lead)
- Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! (2018) - Graphics Section Director, Design Art (Lead), Pokémon Model Creation Coordinator
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - VFX - UI Section Director, Pokémon Design
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022) - 3D Graphics Section Director, Pokémon Production Team (Lead), Pokémon 3D Modeling & Motion Design (Lead), Concept Art: Pokémon & Human Designs, Delivery Review Team (Lead)
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022) - Pokémon 3D Visual & VFX Section Director, Concept Art: Pokémon & Character Design
- The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (2023) - Concept Art: Pokémon & Character Design, Project Management Group Leader
Special Thanks[]
- Pocket Card Jockey (2013)
Pokémon Designs[]
Takao Unno has designed several Pokémon since the third generation. The following are what has been confirmed.
- Chimchar
- Monferno
- Infernape
- Buizel
- Garchomp
- Purrloin
- Pansage
- Pansear
- Panpour
- Archen
- Rufflet
- Braviary
- Cobalion
- Terrakion
- Virizion
- Mega Garchomp