Hi-Res Pokémon! - Rescuing official Pokémon Art!さんのイラストまとめ

1997, probably by Sayuri Ichiishi, Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha and Lance as they appeared in the 1997 Pokémon Board Game (released in the west in1999 as Pokémon Master Trainer). Like Lance, they might be based on some unreleased Sugimori sketch, also used for Stadium.

we recommend visiting our Tumblr for a more organized archive, say -I dunno- you want to see all the art about team rocket so far? https://t.co/mVou7I1TOA just follow the tags! 1997, Ken Sugimori female rocket grunt art (later became Cassidy in the Pokémon anime)

1997-98 Wallpapers from the original Game Freak website (unknown author, unfortunately…) starring Mewtwo, Arbok, and Hitmonchan. Download the originals and the brand new sizes we made for current devices here https://t.co/hofnwPHTCd

1997-98 Wallpapers from the original Game Freak website (unknown author, unfortunately…) starring Meowth, Eevee, and Pikachu. Download the originals and the brand new sizes we made for current devices here https://t.co/hofnwPHTCd

Early Pokémon anime prerelease color schemes by Saiyuri Ichishii published in late 1996/1997 (even after the anime aired!) on various media

circa 1996, art for the Imposter Oak card by Ken Sugimori

January, February, March and April from the 1998 CoroCoro Pikachu calendar by Kagemaru Himeno.

Late 1996 or early 1997, rare nurses by Ken Sugimori, heavily enhanced from low-quality assets found on the original Game Freak website. Mind these have been heavily reworked, hence the full-res original might look somewhat different if found!

1997, Illustrations by Kagemaru Himeno for the '97 Pokémon Fanbook, you can read a translation of the captions on tumblr, link in the thread!

2003, Red and Leaf promo art for Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green by Ken Sugimori, these two are also available in stupid resolution XD links in thread.