The Brit who created the best and worst Pokémon is now overseeing all of them

A world with sentient ice cream that are over three feet tall and can freeze things in an instant sounds terrifying (Game Freak/Metro)

Graphic designer James Turner left the Pokémon series in 2022, but he’s been brought back to serve as its new creative director of art and design.

With Pokémon Winds and Waves not due until next year, it’s unclear if Game Freak and The Pokémon Company have already finished designing every new pokémon that will be added.

If they haven’t, it sounds like new pokémon going forward will now be overseen by one James Turner; a name some diehard fans of the fr...