Saya Tsuruta

Saya Tsuruta (Japanese: 鶴田沙綾 / つるたさや Tsuruta Saya) is a designer and illustrator for the Pokémon games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game. After graduating from ,Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on April 8, 2023. (archive) her first game credits were on , though her contributions are unknown as she's only listed under Special Thanks. By the release of , Tsuruta had become a graphic designer, creating all of the location previews in the game, stating that it took a lot of hard work.Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on April 24, 2023. (archive)
==Designs==
===Pokémon===
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Tsuruta.
0531Audino.png|Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on May 24, 2019.
0596Galvantula.png|
0661Fletchling.png|Pokémon Trading Card Game: Online Illustration Exhibition: Commentary by Saya Tsuruta on Fletchling (Unified Minds 179)
0683Aromatisse.png|
0704Goomy.png|
0706Goodra.png|Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on June 18, 2021.
0876Indeedee.png|Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on Dec 14, 2019.
==Artwork==
===Official artwork===
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Tsuruta.
====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver====
Tsuruta illustrated all of the location previews for . 
HGSS Sprout Tower-Morning.png|Location preview for Sprout Tower (Morning)
HGSS Sprout Tower-Day.png|Location preview for Sprout Tower (Day)
HGSS Sprout Tower-Night.png|Location preview for Sprout Tower (Night)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 31-Morning.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 31 Entrance (Morning)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 31-Day.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 31 Entrance (Day)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 31-Night.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 31 Entrance (Night)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 45-Morning.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 45 Entrance (Morning)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 45-Day.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 45 Entrance (Day)
HGSS Dark Cave-Route 45-Night.png|Location preview for Dark Cave's Route 45 Entrance (Night)
HGSS Ruins of Alph-Morning.png|Location preview for the Ruins of Alph (Morning)
HGSS Ruins of Alph-Day.png|Location preview for the Ruins of Alph (Day)
HGSS Ruins of Alph-Night.png|Location preview for the Ruins of Alph (Night)
HGSS Union Cave-Morning.png|Location preview for Union Cave (Morning)
HGSS Union Cave-Day.png|Location preview for Union Cave (Day)
HGSS Union Cave-Night.png|Location preview for Union Cave (Night)
HGSS Slowpoke Well-Morning.png|Location preview for the Slowpoke Well (Morning)
HGSS Slowpoke Well-Day.png|Location preview for Slowpoke Well (Day)
HGSS Slowpoke Well-Night.png|Location preview for Slowpoke Well (Night)
HGSS Ilex Forest-Morning.png|Location preview for Ilex Forest (Morning)
HGSS Ilex Forest-Day.png|Location preview for Ilex Forest (Day)
HGSS Ilex Forest-Evening.png|Location preview for Ilex Forest (Evening)
HGSS Ilex Forest-Night.png|Location preview for Ilex Forest (Night)
HGSS National Park-Morning.png|Location preview for the National Park (Morning)
HGSS National Park-Day.png|Location preview for the National Park (Day)
HGSS National Park-Evening.png|Location preview for the National Park (Evening)
HGSS National Park-Night.png|Location preview for the National Park (Night)
HGSS Brass Tower-Morning.png|Location preview for the Burned Tower (Morning)
HGSS Brass Tower-Day.png|Location preview for the Burned Tower (Day)
HGSS Brass Tower-Evening.png|Location preview for the Burned Tower (Evening)
HGSS Brass Tower-Night.png|Location preview for the Burned Tower (Night)
HGSS Bell Tower-Morning.png|Location preview for the Bell Tower (Morning)
HGSS Bell Tower-Day.png|Location preview for the Bell Tower (Day)
HGSS Bell Tower-Evening.png|Location preview for the Bell Tower (Evening)
HGSS Bell Tower-Night.png|Location preview for the Bell Tower (Night)
HGSS Whirl Islands-Morning.png|Location preview for the Whirl Islands (Morning)
HGSS Whirl Islands-Day.png|Location preview for the Whirl Islands (Day)
HGSS Whirl Islands-Night.png|Location preview for the Whirl Islands (Night)
HGSS Mt. Mortar-Morning.png|Location preview for Mt. Mortar (Morning)
HGSS Mt. Mortar-Day.png|Location preview for Mt. Mortar (Day)
HGSS Mt. Mortar-Evening.png|Location preview for Mt. Mortar (Evening)
HGSS Mt. Mortar-Night.png|Location preview for Mt. Mortar (Night)
HGSS Ice Path-Morning.png|Location preview for the Ice Path (Morning)
HGSS Ice Path-Day.png|Location preview for the Ice Path (Day)
HGSS Ice Path-Night.png|Location preview for the Ice Path (Night)
HGSS Dragon's Den-Morning.png|Location preview for the Dragon's Den (Morning)
HGSS Dragon's Den-Day.png|Location preview for the Dragon's Den (Day)
HGSS Dragon's Den-Night.png|Location preview for the Dragon's Den (Night)
HGSS Mt. Silver-Morning.png|Location preview for Mt. Silver Cave (Morning)
HGSS Mt. Silver-Day.png|Location preview for Mt. Silver Cave (Day)
HGSS Mt. Silver-Night.png|Location preview for Mt. Silver Cave (Night)
HGSS Tohjo Falls-Morning.png|Location preview for Tohjo Falls (Morning)
HGSS Tohjo Falls-Day.png|Location preview for Tohjo Falls (Day)
HGSS Tohjo Falls-Night.png|Location preview for Tohjo Falls (Night)
HGSS Victory Road-Morning.png|Location preview for Victory Road (Morning)
HGSS Victory Road-Day.png|Location preview for Victory Road (Day)
HGSS Victory Road-Night.png|Location preview for Victory Road (Night)
HGSS Viridian Forest-Morning.png|Location preview for Viridian Forest (Morning)
HGSS Viridian Forest-Day.png|Location preview for Viridian Forest (Day)
HGSS Viridian Forest-Evening.png|Location preview for Viridian Forest (Evening)
HGSS Viridian Forest-Night.png|Location preview for Viridian Forest (Night)
HGSS Diglett's Cave-Morning.png|Location preview for Diglett's Cave (Morning)
HGSS Diglett's Cave-Day.png|Location preview for Diglett's Cave (Day)
HGSS Diglett's Cave-Night.png|Location preview for Diglett's Cave (Night)
HGSS Mt. Moon-Morning.png|Location preview for Mt. Moon (Morning)
HGSS Mt. Moon-Day.png|Location preview for Mt. Moon (Day)
HGSS Mt. Moon-Evening.png|Location preview for Mt. Moon (Evening)
HGSS Mt. Moon-Night.png|Location preview for Mt. Moon (Night)
HGSS Cerulean Cave-Morning.png|Location preview for Cerulean Cave (Morning)
HGSS Cerulean Cave-Day.png|Location preview for Cerulean Cave (Day)
HGSS Cerulean Cave-Night.png|Location preview for Cerulean Cave (Night)
HGSS Rock Tunnel-Morning.png|Location preview for Rock Tunnel (Morning)
HGSS Rock Tunnel-Day.png|Location preview for Rock Tunnel (Day)
HGSS Rock Tunnel-Night.png|Location preview for the Rock Tunnel (Night)
HGSS Seafoam Islands-Morning.png|Location preview for the Seafoam Islands (Morning)
HGSS Seafoam Islands-Day.png|Location preview for the Seafoam Islands (Day)
HGSS Seafoam Islands-Night.png|Location preview for the Seafoam Islands (Night)
====Other official artwork====
Pikachu Sweets WCS2023 Yokohama.jpg|Pokémon Café Pikachu Sweets art for the 2023 Pokémon World Championshipshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230905111212/https://twitter.com/saya_tsuruta/status/1688733595819704320/photo/1
Pikachu Sweets Jirachi 2023.jpg|Pokémon Café Pikachu Sweets art of https://web.archive.org/web/20230905111230/https://twitter.com/saya_tsuruta/status/1687310766863785984/photo/1
Hokkaido Daisuki Discovery Corps Vulpix Sweets.jpg|Hokkaido Daisuki Discovery Corps sweetshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230905111224/https://twitter.com/saya_tsuruta/status/1687027173021097984/photo/1
====Cards illustrated====
There are cards illustrated by Tsuruta. For a complete list of cards she has illustrated, go here.
File:ClefairyHiddenFates38.jpg|Clefairy (Hidden Fates 38)
File:AvaluggCruelTraitor16.jpg|Avalugg (Steam Siege 37)
File:IndeedeeShiningFatesSV59.jpg|Indeedee (Shining Fates SV59)
File:SkiddoVividVoltage17.jpg|Skiddo (Vivid Voltage 17)
File:VolbeatCelestialStorm17.jpg|Volbeat (Celestial Storm 17)
File:MimikyuSMPromo163.jpg|Mimikyu (SM Promo 163)
File:JigglypuffFusionStrike110.jpg|Jigglypuff (Fusion Strike 110)
File:KoffingHiddenFates28.jpg|Koffing (Hidden Fates 28)
File:PolitoedGuardiansRising25.jpg|Politoed (Guardians Rising 25)
File:YokohamaPikachuSMPromo280.jpg|Yokohama's Pikachu (SM-P Promo 280)
File:DedenneUnifiedMinds145.jpg|Dedenne (Unified Minds 145)
File:EspurrBattleStyles60.jpg|Espurr (Battle Styles 60)
File:MetapodFusionStrike2.jpg|Metapod (Fusion Strike 2)
File:LaprasDragonMajesty21.jpg|Lapras (Dragon Majesty 21)
File:MagnetonAstralRadiance106.jpg|Magneton (Astral Radiance 106)
File:ShinxXYPromo178.jpg|Shinx (BREAKpoint 44)
File:SpewpaBREAKthrough14.jpg|Spewpa (BREAKthrough 14)
File:QuagsireHiddenFatesSV10.jpg|Quagsire (Hidden Fates SV10)
File:BewearCrimsonInvasion56.jpg|Bewear (Crimson Invasion 56)
File:AmpharosEvolvingSkies56.jpg|Ampharos (Evolving Skies 56)
==Games==
* (2006) - Special Thanks
* (2009) - Graphic Design
* (2010) - Pokémon Character Design, 2-D Dot Graphics
* (2012) - Pokémon Character Design, 2-D Dot Graphics
* (2013) - Pokémon Characters Design, UI Graphic Design
* (2016) - Pokémon Characters Design
* (2019) - Pokémon Design
==Trivia==
* Almost every single Pokémon TCG artwork done by Saya Tsuruta contains a hidden image of a Poké Ball in the background. The only exceptions are as follows:
** Tsuruta's Shiny Vault cards from , , and (which use a plain white background with generic sparkle effects).
** The cards (which use a generic striped background).
** The (a collaboration between Tsuruta and 24 other artists; the cards use a generic gradient background).
** from (according to Tsuruta in an apology, the Poké Ball in this card had "rolled off the frame").Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on March 10, 2023.
* Tsuruta's favorite Pokémon is .Saya Tsuruta's Twitter account. Posted on Feb 21, 2021
==External links==
* Saya Tsuruta's Bluesky
* Saya Tsuruta's Instagram
* Saya Tsuruta's Twitter
==References==
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