How we created a Gentle Monster x Pokémon AI campaign using NanoBanana Pro and Kling

What if Gentle Monster dropped a Pokémon collab? In this breakdown, we walk through how a futuristic sunglasses concept and full campaign were created using NanoBanana Pro, Kling 3.0, and Cinema Studio.

Hanna Stadler
Hanna Stadler March 26, 2026 · 5 min read · AI & Tech
How we created a Gentle Monster x Pokémon AI campaign using NanoBanana Pro and Kling

This is Part 2 of our series where we break down spec ads you can actually recreate yourself.
No theory, no vague workflows. Just ready-to-copy prompts and a clear path from idea to final output.

The goal is simple:
Take the exact process, run it in your own setup, and see how far you can push it.

For this one, we asked:
What if Gentle Monster dropped a Pokémon collab?

Not a reader? Check out the interactive workflow at the end of the post.

Let’s get into it.

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Step 1 — Defining the Design DNA

Everything starts with taste.

Before opening any tool, we defined what both worlds stand for:

  • Gentle Monster → futuristic luxury, sculptural silhouettes, statement eyewear
  • Pokémon (Pikachu) → iconic shape language, especially the zigzag tail

The goal wasn’t to just combine logos.

It was to translate Pikachu into a luxury design language.

That’s where the core idea came from:

  • Temple arms inspired by Pikachu’s lightning-shaped tail
  • Executed in polished chrome, not cartoon styling
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Step 2 — Designing the Product With NanoBanana Pro

Everything started with a single product image generated in NanoBanana Pro.

Instead of prompting generic sunglasses, the goal was to create something that feels authentically Gentle Monster — bold, sculptural, and premium.

Key details included:

  • A liquid-metal wraparound silhouette
  • Sharp, organic spikes and aerodynamic edges
  • Mirror-polished chrome with ray-traced reflections
  • Translucent electric-yellow lenses
  • Subtle micro-engraved co-branding on the inner temple

The image was structured like a high-fashion product campaign visual — strong contrast, clean background, and hyper-real material definition.

This served as the foundation for the entire campaign.

Here the ready-to-copy prompt:

Prompt
“Luxury product design of “Gentle Monster x Pokémon” sunglasses. The Front Frame: An avant-garde, wrap-around “liquid metal” silhouette in mirror-polished silver chrome, featuring sharp, organic thorn-like protrusions and aerodynamic spikes. The Temples (Arms): The side arms are ultra-slender and delicate at the hinge, becoming progressively wider towards the ear. The geometry follows a dynamic lightning-bolt scale: the jagged “stair-step” segments start small and thin at the front and increase in size and width as they move backwards. The arm culminates in a broad, oversized, flattened thunderbolt tip at the ear-hook. Branding Detail: On the inner surface of the temple arm, starting precisely next to the hinge screw, the co-branding “Gentle Monster x Pokémon” is micro-engraved. The logos are kept very small and minimalist in scale, etched cleanly into the metal as a colorless, recessed 3D-indentation. A fine, sharp “x” connects the two brand names, maintaining a high-end luxury aesthetic. Material & Optics: High-gloss silver chrome hardware with mirror-like reflections. The lenses are translucent vibrant electric-yellow glass with high-clarity and sharp specular highlights. Lighting & Quality: High-contrast studio lighting to emphasize the fine engraving near the hinge. Sharp ray-traced reflections on the metallic segments, deep shadows in the jagged bends. 8k, industrial luxury render, hyper-realistic textures.”

Step 3 — Creating Campaign Assets

Once the hero product is locked, the next step is expanding it into a campaign system.

We created:

  • A frontal product shot
  • A macro close-up highlighting the engraved branding

Ready-to-copy prompts:

Prompt
“Create a frontal product image using these sunglasses as the exact reference.”“Create a macro close-up perspective of the sunglasses focused on the inner temple arm near the hinge, highlighting the subtle engraved co-branding detail. Use the reference image as the exact base and keep the same background, lighting, reflections, and overall campaign mood. Make sure the co-branding logos GENTLE MONSTER x Pokémon are clearly visible and correctly placed on the inner arm, matching the same logo style, position, and overall application as seen on the original sunglasses reference. The logos should appear as clean, subtle engravings recessed directly into the chrome metal, not printed, not raised, and not colored — just precisely etched into the polished silver surface as a luxury detail.”
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Step 4 — Introducing the Character

Now we move from product → campaign.

We introduced:

  • A styled model with a high-fashion editorial look
  • Pikachu as a hyper-real companion, not a cartoon

This step connects the concept to something bigger.

It turns the idea into a world, not just a product.

Ready-to-copy prompt:

Prompt
“A high-fashion, hyper-realistic editorial campaign shot for Gentle Monster. A real-life 15-year-old boy with messy spiky black hair, styled in a textured ‘wet look.’ He is wearing a premium, high-collared blue leather racing jacket with white technical panels and a luxury red-and-white designer baseball cap. On his shoulder sits a hyper-realistic Pikachu with soft, fine yellow fur and expressive large dark eyes. The boy is in the center of the frame. He is wearing the exact silver futuristic sunglasses from the reference. Stark white studio background, high-key lighting, sharp focus on skin texture and leather grain. 8k resolution, cinematic fashion photography style.”

Step 5 — Bringing It Into Motion

With all frames ready, we moved into animation.

Instead of generating everything from scratch, we:

  • Created start + end frames
  • Used Cinema Studio + Kling 3.0 to generate transitions

Key moments:

  • Floating sunglasses reveal
  • Smooth 360° rotation
  • Lightning bursts inspired by Pikachu’s tail
  • Cinematic zoom and energy build

The key here: Keep everything controlled and premium
No chaos, no over-animation — just clean, intentional motion.

Ready-to-copy prompts:

Prompt
“Create a transition where the chrome spiked sunglasses from the reference image float upward, then perform a rapid, smooth 360-degree horizontal rotation before resolving into the final end frame. At the midpoint of the spin, sharp luminous electric-yellow lightning streaks erupt from all sides of the metallic spikes…”“Zoom in quick, no smiling, super hyper-realistic human skin texture with visible pores and fine hairs, neutral serious expression. While zooming in, Pikachu jumps and performs a rapid 360-degree spin with intense yellow electrical bolts and lightning arcs illuminating the scene…”

Step 6 — Final Output

The result:

A fully believable luxury collab campaign
that never existed — but feels like it could drop tomorrow.

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