If you were looking for the deck named after him, seeImakuni? Deck (TCG).

Tomoaki Imakuni (Japanese:今国智章Imakuni Tomoaki), usually referred to asImakuni? (イマクニ？Imakuni?), is a staff member atCreatures, Inc. involved in various aspects of theTCG, including illustrations and other appearances on several cards.^[1] Imakuni is known as an eccentric musician who performed some of the music forPokémon the Series.

Imakuni? played a small part in the designing ofPokémon Ranger andits sequel, Shadows of Almia. He is in the bandSuzukisan. He is also credited as the author of thePokémon Tales picture book "Come Out, Squirtle!".

Additionally, Imakuni? starred in his own card game titledBakaboom : Composition Game So Hard Your Brain Will Spill Out.^[2]

In the games

Imakuni? イマクニ?Imakuni?
Strange Life-Form Imakuni?
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Trading Card Game Islands
Trainer class	Strange Life-Form
Generation	I,II
Games	Pokémon Trading Card Game; Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Imakuni? appears as a special hidden opponent inPokémon Trading Card Game. He is named "Strange Life-Form Imakuni?" in this game. His event is activated by talking to a lass in theWater Club where he will begin to randomly appear in the lounge rooms ofFighting,Lightning,Science andWater Clubs, each time the save file is opened. When in the room, unusual music will play and when the player talks to him, he will sing music fromPokémon the Series: The Beginning then entice the player to dance. He will finally challenge the player to a card game, in which he uses theImakuni? Deck.

When Imakuni? is defeated, he will reward the player with four booster packs, one from each expansion set. After being defeated three and six times, he will instead give the player theImakuni? Trainer card.

Imakuni? Deck

Main article:Imakuni? Deck (TCG)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Psyduck
3×	Golduck
2×	Slowpoke		—
2×	Slowpoke
3×	Slowbro
4×	Drowzee
3×	Hypno
4×	Farfetch'd
4×	Imakuni?	T	—
2×	Maintenance	T
2×	Pokémon Flute	T
1×	Gambler	T
10×	Water Energy	E	—
16×	Psychic Energy	E	—

Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!

InPokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, he appears on both the main island and GR Island. His event is activated by talking to someone in the Water Club lounge, then he will begin to randomly appear in the lounge sections of the various clubs. He will either show up dressed in black at the main island or in red at GR Island.

Weird Deck

Main article:Weird Deck (TCG)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Psyduck
3×	Golduck
3×	Slowpoke		—
3×	Drowzee
2×	Jynx		—
1×	Slowbro
1×	Slowbro		—
1×	Hypno
3×	Farfetch'd
2×	Hungry Snorlax		—
2×	Imakuni?	T	—
2×	Imposter Professor Oak	T
2×	Goop Gas Attack	T
2×	Pokémon Flute	T
1×	Gambler	T
16×	Psychic Energy	E
10×	Water Energy	E
2×	Double Colorless Energy	E

Strange Deck

Main article:Strange Deck (TCG)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
4×	Drowzee
3×	Dark Hypno
3×	Slowpoke
2×	Mr. Mime
2×	Dark Slowbro
2×	Mr. Mime		—
3×	Psyduck
2×	Dark Golduck
4×	Meowth		—
2×	Imakuni?	T	—
2×	Imposter Professor Oak	T
2×	Digger	T
2×	Pokémon Flute	T
2×	Computer Error	T	—
25×	Psychic Energy	E

Sprites

Sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game	Main sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Win sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Loss sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Overworld sprite from GB1 andGB2
	Main sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Win sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Loss sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2	Overworld sprite fromPokémon Trading Card Game 2

In the TCG

Tomoaki Imakuni is a card illustrator. For a complete list of the cards he has illustrated,use this link.

Imakuni? has the following cards attributed to him in some way, usually joke or prank cards not really meant for serious play:

Imakuni?'s Pokémon Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Imakuni?'s Doduo					Challenge from the Darkness
Imakuni?'s Whismur					T Promotional cards		022/T
Imakuni?'s Loudred					T Promotional cards		023/T
Imakuni?'s Exploud ex					T Promotional cards		024/T
Imakuni?'s Doduo		Evolutions		112/108	Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary		102/087
Imakuni? "Trainer Cards"
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Imakuni?	Su				Unnumbered Promotional cards
					EX Battle Boost		096/093
		Generations		63/83	BREAK Starter Pack		063/072
Lose?					Expansion Sheet 3
Imakuni?'s PC	PC				Expansion Sheet 3
Imakuni?'s Nasty Plot	T				Expansion Sheet 3
Imakuni?'s Corner					Expansion Sheet 3
Dance! Neo Imakuni?	T				Unnumbered Promotional cards
Shining Imakuni?	T				P Promotional cards		018/P
Suzukisan	T				XY-P Promotional cards		297/XY-P

eReader Functionality

The promo cardShining Imakuni? contains two data strips that could be scanned in to a Nintendoe-Reader. The short data strip has detailed information about the promo card and reveals 10 of Imakuni?'s biggest secrets.

Imakuni?'s 10 big secrets

• 1: I have a pocket in my stomach! Besides, it’s a bit unkempt!
• 2: I always seem to carry an Imakuni? Fan Club notebook. But still, no one will write in it.
• 3: I have four stomachs, like a cow.
• 5: Four is an ominous number, so I stopped using it.
• 6: As a child, I was looked after by my grandpa in the south of South America.
• 7: I often go to a 100 Yen shop.
• 8: If you say "chitchee", I will regrettably reply "deke yo!".
• 9: Nothing in particular.
• 10: My first love was in the spring of 9th grade.
• 10 Part 2: I confessed by telephone after graduating from junior high school, but was turned down.^[2]

Imakuni?'s Ball Mini-game

The long data strip contains the mini-gameImakuni?'s Ball.^[2]

In the manga

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Imakuni? appears as an art student attendingCeladon University inChallenge at Celadon University!.^[2]

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Imakuni? makes two cameo appearances in thefourth volume.

Game credits

• Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) (1998) - Pokémon Modeler
• Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game) (1998) - Card Illustrators
• Pokémon Stadium (1999) - Pokémon Modeler
• Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000) - Original Pokémon Stadium Staff
• Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR! (2001) - Guest Appearances
• Kingler's Day (2001) - Game Designer
• Machop At Work (2001) - Game Designer
• Pokémon Ranger (2008) - Pokémon Motion Designer
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (2008) - Game Design
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (2024) - Game Design

Trivia

• Imakuni's favorite Pokémon isBinacle.^[3]
• Imakuni is a member of Team Instinct inPokémon GO.^[4]
• Imakuni keeps his black bodysuit in a drawer by his desk. He wears the bodysuit when he sings karaoke.^[5]
• Imakuni appears nostalgic for the game "Monster Tactics", which, according to the credits, was co-produced byTsunekazu Ishihara withTakehiro Izushi for his andNintendo's company Spiral, supported byMarigul Management and linked withCreatures, Inc..^[6]

External links

• Imakuni?'s Twitter

References

Related articles

This article is part of bothProject Music andProject CharacterDex,Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Music and CharacterDex, respectively.

• Characters
• Male characters
• Game characters
• Japanese musicians
• TCG illustrators
• Game staff
• TCG staff
• Characters named after real people
• TCG GB characters
• TCG GB2 characters
• Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon! characters