User:Bearsona/Takeshi Kawachimaru

Takeshi Kawachimaru (川内丸武史) is a video game producer, designer, and director.

Life
Kawachimaru was born on January 17, 1971 in Saga, Saga, Japan.

Career
Kawachimaru joined Game Freak in 2000. He helped design Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and directed Pokémon Platinum. He was the lead of the Platinum project, deciding most of the direction after Junichi Masuda explained the basic concept of the game. He moved back to game design with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

His favorite Pokémon is Bulbasaur.