>>53203246Some Sugimori cards are pretty dope though. I know this is just stock art on a generic background, but for whatever reason, I feel like this specific card really works. I guess it's maybe that the whole thing is just blue and gold, so it feels cohesive.
Some of the Sugimori Gym cards are pretty decent, too, just because they're framed in interesting ways. Its not like Sugimori's a bad illustrator or anything -- he's the OG for a reason. It's just that whoever's job it was to take his work and translate it into a card tended to really phone it in.