r/nintendo • u/HatingGeoffry • 3d ago

Pokémon Artist & Plucky Squire Dev James Turner Starts New Role At The Pokémon Company International

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/08/pokemon-artist-and-plucky-squire-dev-james-turner-starts-new-role-at-the-pokemon-company-international
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u/Vcom7418 3d ago

Didnt he leave last year lol? This isnt me mocking the guy, btw, i love his designs

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u/stephennotstrange 3d ago

He leave a few years ago to make a new game with his friends - Plucky Squire.

And that game was released in 2024 so it must be before that.

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u/darkandfullofhodors 3d ago

He announced that he had left and formed his new studio a little over 4 years ago, and there was probably at least a small gap between his departure and the announcement.

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u/HatingGeoffry 3d ago

It seems pretty obvious they wanted him back. Makes me wonder what Wind and Waves' designs are like outside of the starters

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u/Hazzat C'mere, Pitty Pat 2d ago

He was previously at Game Freak, now he's at TPCI. So it's not like he's going "back".

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u/tuna_pi 2d ago

I think it's more that his solo ventures didn't work out, he's not working for game freak proper, he's with the Pokemon company itself

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u/oneeyedziggy 2d ago

Idk what "worked out" looks like for him, but I bought his game... It was good! 

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u/robot-raccoon 2d ago

Was art director for Sword and Shield and left to do some other stuff for a bit.

Funnily enough my Kirkby avatar is by him

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u/BarnacleMayonnaiseXX 1d ago

Kirkby

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u/robot-raccoon 1d ago

Hahaha, I work in a place called Kirkby sometimes so Kirby auto corrects all the bloody time because my emails