James Turner

James Turner (Japanese: ジェイムス・ターナー) is a graphic designer, who currently works at Game Freak. In 2010, he became the first Westerner to officially design Pokémon.

Turner designed seven Pokémon for, two of the Pokémon for , two of the Pokémon for , and two of the Pokémon for. He also directed the 2012 Nintendo 3DS eShop title HarmoKnight and the 2015 video game published by,.

Before joining Game Freak, James Turner worked for eight years at Genius Sonority and was credited under the name Jamie Turner (Japanese: ジェイミー・ターナー).

Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by James Turner.


 * Shadow Lugia

Additionally, while was designed by a different designer, Turner finalized its design and drew its reference sheet.

TCG illustration
James Turner is an artist in the Pokémon Trading Card Game who made his debut in TCG Next Destinies. He has only one card.

Trivia

 * is Turner's favorite Pokémon.