There’s an Edvard Munch exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum at the end of the month, and to commemorate the occasion a very cool set of Pokémon cards have been designed, each paying tribute to Munch’s classic painting The Scream.

"I just thought it would be cool if professional athletes would sign Pokemon cards," says Addison Russell, one of the best young talents in baseball.

That is, paint them awesomely. You know, like Lunumbra does.

At an auction in Beverly Hills, a Pokemon Illustrator card fetched an eye-watering $US54,970 ($74,679), setting a new record for Pokemon card prices.

Artist James Franzen entered the Pokémon Art Academy contest, and hey, he was one of three winners! Nice one, James. In addition to internet fame, though, he also got a super sweet prize: 100 copies of an actual official Pokémon card featuring his art.