Kazumasa Iwao
Kazumasa Iwao is a game designer at Game Freak.
He first joined the company in 2010 where he worked on Pokémon Black and White, and has since worked on every other main Pokémon game.
Most recently, he was the director of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Kazumasa Iwao News
6 new Pokémon announcements will be made this week
But no Pokémon Legends: Arceus news is currently scheduled for Pokémon Day
A hidden, modern-day room in Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been found
Complete with a Nintendo Switch console
Pokémon topped US game sales in January, but PS5 and Xbox outsold Switch
Legends: Arceus is the fastest-selling series entry for Switch
Pokémon Legends Arceus is the fastest-selling series entry on Switch
The critically acclaimed revamp has sold 6.5 million copies in its first week, it's claimed
Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ UK launch was huge, even without digital sales
The Switch spin-off is the fourth biggest Pokémon launch ever in the region
UK retailer Currys says Pokémon Legends was its most pre-ordered game ever
The title also topped numerous Amazon best-seller charts this week
Review: Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the series’ best game in years
Game Freak has finally delivered the open-world adventure that so many fans have been asking for
Pokémon Legends Arceus trailer teases new-look final forms for the starters
Decidueye, Typhlosion and Samurott will have a different appearance this time
Players are already streaming Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a week ahead of release
Spoilers for the game have already flooded social media
Japan’s press have played Pokémon Legends: ‘It’s an experience like no other’
Recent hands-on reports call it "completely different" and "exhilarating"