KIMIYA MASAGO
Collectors have graded 45,522 copies of Kimiya Masago's 25 tracked cards. The catalog gem rate is 6.9 percent, low in the way vintage heavy catalogs are: old cardboard rarely comes back a 10. Submissions are running hot right now: 1,060 new gradings in the last 30 days.
Hype meter
recomputed every refresh, moves with each new setSkarmory (Holo) at $53,008 in PSA 10 on PriceCharting is the price ceiling collectors have set on this catalog, and the value component reflects it. Chatter reads zero this window. That is normal even for strong catalogs, and it is why the score sits where it does rather than higher.
THE BINDER
the 8 most graded Kimiya Masago illustrations
Umbreon · Neo Discovery · pop 9,877
Ho-oh · Neo Revelation · pop 6,414
Scizor · Neo Discovery · pop 2,885
Kabutops · Neo Discovery · pop 2,785
Mewtwo · Expedition Base Set · pop 2,769
Tyranitar · Expedition Base Set · pop 2,702
Blastoise · Expedition Base Set · pop 2,640
Blastoise · Expedition Base Set · pop 1,500Ranked by total graded population across all tracked prints. A pocket that links out has a full card page behind it.
THE ARTIST
Kimiya Masago is a veteran painter who runs his own studio, Atelier Shoshibo, and carries himself like it: the portrait on his official site, beret and all, looks more like a gallery artist's author photo than a trading card credit.
That is roughly the right impression. His richly painted style stands apart in the card game's early eras, and his non Pokemon career in historical and fantasy illustration is where the atelier polish comes from.
Sources: Official site, Atelier Shoshibo · Bulbapedia
Catalog market data
updates with every data refreshMost valuable cards
Full tracked catalog
| Card | Set | Year | Graded | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scizor 10 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 2,885 | 61 | 2.1% | $762.00 |
| Umbreon 13 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 9,877 | 217 | 2.2% | $23,368 |
| Kabutops 25 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 465 | 95 | 20.4% | $243.75 |
| Scizor 29 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 446 | 73 | 16.4% | $178.73 |
| Scyther 46 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 494 | 110 | 22.3% | $115.00 |
| Kabutops 6 | Neo Discovery | 2001 | 2,785 | 80 | 2.9% | $2,728 |
| Ho-oh 7 | Neo Revelation | 2001 | 6,414 | 142 | 2.2% | |
| Mewtwo 20 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 2,769 | 113 | 4.1% | $30,145 |
| Skarmory 27 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 1,198 | 28 | 2.3% | $53,008 |
| Tyranitar 29 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 2,702 | 132 | 4.9% | $15,000 |
| Blastoise 37 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 1,500 | 272 | 18.1% | $1,511 |
| Blastoise 4 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 2,640 | 107 | 4.1% | $14,072 |
| Mewtwo 56 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 1,353 | 189 | 14% | $1,766 |
| Skarmory 63 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 288 | 70 | 24.3% | $433.00 |
| Tyranitar 66 | Expedition Base Set | 2002 | 958 | 172 | 18% | $2,968 |
| Gyarados 11 | Skyridge | 2003 | 1,101 | 199 | 18.1% | $5,591 |
| Houndoom 12 | Skyridge | 2003 | 715 | 206 | 28.8% | $1,999 |
| Alakazam 2 | Skyridge | 2003 | 823 | 199 | 24.2% | $3,964 |
| Crobat 6 | Skyridge | 2003 | 397 | 70 | 17.6% | $1,801 |
| Alakazam H1 | Skyridge | 2003 | 1,108 | 160 | 14.4% | $8,001 |
| Gyarados H10 | Skyridge | 2003 | 1,429 | 137 | 9.6% | $18,444 |
| Houndoom H11 | Skyridge | 2003 | 1,200 | 75 | 6.3% | $7,196 |
| Crobat H5 | Skyridge | 2003 | 754 | 134 | 17.8% | $3,194 |
| Armaldo ex 84 | Legend Maker | 2006 | 595 | 45 | 7.6% | $3,186 |
| Walrein ex 89 | Legend Maker | 2006 | 626 | 44 | 7% | $2,903 |
Prices shown are for the English base print unless labeled otherwise, and population totals pool all tracked prints of each illustration. Method details live on the methodology page. Thinking of grading a raw copy of one of these? Run the numbers in the grading ROI calculator first.