Heatran from Brilliant Stars has same attack (without the burn) and it's a basic.
Himeno's backgrounds are always stellar. I love the little firework-eruptions.
Also have you seen this:
Yuya Oka has been around since Chilling Reign; they drew Fletchinder and the SS Snorlax CoroCoro promo which was released before. They also drew Bastiodon from this set. Aoki is a new artist though.
*me hugging my round lava frog and thinking the blue fire in the card artwork is stunning* ....ok.
ALSO can we please appreciate how gorgeous this Ralts artwork is?
Im 100% certain it’s Akira. The only one even remotely close to his style is kawayoo but even then the difference is evident. Looking at his other Pokemon and non-Pokemon artworks, it’s clearly him. Put them side by side and the linework is identical. Examples: comparing Celebi V or Floatzel to...
Everyone was saying this for Matchless Fighters and then Passimian rolled up alongside the entire setlist. Patience my friend, there will be good stuff in these sets. Believe in the heart of the cards :D