by | July 15th, 2009

A Tiny City Printing Press Bape X Pokemon 01

Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape aka BAPE has had many collaborators and brand collaborations over the years, but none as silly and excellent as this. Our frequent pals A Tiny City Printing Press sent us this project this morning. Using some of the most universally recognizable aspects of the Pokemon world, Pikachu, the Pokemon logo mark, mixing it with the BAPE world: the ape, the baby monkey Milo. Take a peep at these 6 shirts then save up three weeks worth of allowance to buy one!

The images below are © 2009 A Tiny City Printing Press. This post is the source of these images online – they’ve never been shown anywhere else at the time I’m posting this. SO if you’re gonna repost, it would be awesome if you could add a link to this. UPDATE: this thang is going extremely viral extremely quickly, so if you find anyone posting without a link back to World Famous Design Junkies, let us know!

UPDATE! Now a screenprint:: Pokeprints!

And don’t forget to check out the World Famous Design Junkies weird category, because holy crap and dang if this ain’t a post that belongs in that category, that’s for dam sure.

  • http://www.bapenerd.com/bape-a-bathing-ape/bape-x-pokemon-preview/ Bape x Pokemon Preview | Bape Nerd | Official A Bathing Ape Nerd

    [...] Here are some exlcusive pics of the upcoming Bape x Pokemon collaboration, thanks to World Famous Design Junkies. [...]

  • http://swagsyndicate.com/2009/07/15/a-bathing-ape-x-pokemon-preview/ Swag Syndicate » A Bathing Ape x Pokemon Preview

    [...] A Bathing Ape has worked with numerous different brands and companies, but itt was only a matter of time till they partnered up with Pokemon. The collection consists of both designs from each side and features Bape written out in the Pokemon font, Pikachu and Baby Milo. Many of the shirts are made up of Pikachu, one of the most recognizable characters from the Pokemon series.  No word of a release date yet, but stay posted for more information regarding the A Bathing Ape x Pokemon collaboration. Via World Famous Design Junkies. [...]

  • http://www.andamosarmados.com/?p=17401 Andamos Armados » Pokemon x Bape

    [...] imágenes después del salto via World Famous Design Junkies via Bape [...]

  • http://hesbdc.com/2009/07/16/bape-x-pokemon/ Bape X Pokémon « The Lifestyle

    [...] Bape X Pokémon 2009 July 16 by Malcolm X. Madness is about to ensue I never thought I would see this happen. This has to be my favorite collab, ever. No release date yet. Props to Bapenerd via World Famous Design Junkies. [...]

  • http://www.justlistin.com/2009/07/16/bape-x-pokemon-t-shirt-collaboration/ JUSTlistIN | Bape x Pokemon T-shirt Collaboration

    [...] Pictures via Bapenerd.com, first seen and reported by World Famous Design Junkies [...]

  • http://twitter.com/bibzee/statuses/2672556191 bibzee (♡ViVi♡)

    Twitter Comment


    Bape x Pokemon [link to post] (via @design_junkies)

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/chrischau/statuses/2681190714 chrischau (Chris Chau)

    Twitter Comment


    #Bape x #Pokemon, this is nice, $200 a piece nice, [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/07/bape-x-pokemon/ Bape x Pokemon ::: Pink Tentacle

    [...] [Via: World Famous Design Junkies] [...]

  • http://techdozer.com/caution-japanese-designer-pokemon-shirts-ahead-clothing/ Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead [Clothing] | TechDozer.Com

    [...] Bape x Pokemon [World Famous Design Junkies, via Pink Tentacle] [...]

  • http://www.badpower.com/caution-japanese-designer-pokemon-shirts-ahead-clothing/ Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead [Clothing]| Latest breaking News on Video Games Hardware and Software.| BadPower.com Blog

    [...] Bape x Pokemon [World Famous Design Junkies, via Pink Tentacle] [...]

  • http://www.anygamedownloads.com/blog/?p=915 Any Game Downloads Blog » Blog Archive » Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead [Clothing]

    [...] Bape x Pokemon [World Famous Design Junkies, via Pink Tentacle] [...]

  • http://www.coeds.cc/caution-japanese-designer-pokemon-shirts-ahead-clothing/ Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead [Clothing]| The Game Blog | Daily Fresh News of the Latest Games on Playstation, Xbox, Wii and PC| Coeds.cc

    [...] Bape x Pokemon [World Famous Design Junkies, via Pink Tentacle] [...]

  • http://www.radarnois.com/blog/?p=3432 RN D/LAB …RADAR/NOIS™ » Bape x Pokemon?

    [...] Via World Famous Design Junkies [...]

  • http://twitter.com/kopke/statuses/2693061373 kopke (Manuel García Melgar)

    Twitter Comment


    LOL!!! Bape does pocketo monstahs!!!! [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/tokyograph/statuses/2693245057 tokyograph (Miguel)

    Twitter Comment


    Whoa! Just saw this on @PinkTentacle Bape x Pokemon http://tinyurl.com/l4dx5u (originally from @design_junkies [link to post])

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/coryschmitz/statuses/2693792645 coryschmitz (cory schmitz)

    Twitter Comment


    @mareodomo [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/winitse/statuses/2655545891 winitse (Wini Tse)

    Twitter Comment


    Bape x Pokemon preview pics [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/mikeydelfresco/statuses/2660263108 mikeydelfresco (michael wong)

    Twitter Comment


    watch as bape takes a step backwards. [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/michellemauk/statuses/2693575861 michellemauk (Michelle Mauk)

    Twitter Comment


    @tokyograph We’re going to do it! We’re going to try to buy instead of rent! Thanks for the talk. :)

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/tokyograph/statuses/2693670321 tokyograph (Miguel)

    Twitter Comment


    @michellemauk Awesome! I’m sure you’ll find a great place! =)

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/mareodomo/statuses/2695313992 mareodomo (Maré Odomo)

    Twitter Comment


    @coryschmitz I wouldn’t wear these. BAPE x Pokemon could have been so much cooler.

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/07/caution-japanese-designer-pokemon-shirts-ahead/ Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead | Kotaku Australia

    [...] Bape x Pokemon [World Famous Design Junkies, via Pink Tentacle] [...]

  • http://twitter.com/stagueve/statuses/2722147886 stagueve (stagueve)

    Twitter Comment


    WANT! Bape X Pokemon T-Shirt : [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://www.anygamedownloads.com/blog/?p=1386 Any Game Downloads Blog » Blog Archive » Geek chic: This Monster Hunter jacket is too much to handle

    [...] that’s just completely weird. Japanese brand A Bathing Ape is designing Pokemon shirts. This is the results. Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on either. [Via [...]

  • http://newsslots.com/?p=1082 Geek chic: This Monster Hunter jacket is too much to handle | NewsSlots.com

    [...] that’s just completely weird. Japanese brand A Bathing Ape is designing Pokemon shirts. This is the results. Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on either. [Via [...]

  • http://www.videogamernow.com/1969/12/geek-chic-this-monster-hunter-jacket-is-too-much-to-handle/ Geek chic: This Monster Hunter jacket is too much to handle | Video Gamer Now-The Ultimate Gaming and Entertainment Site

    [...] that’s just completely weird. Japanese brand A Bathing Ape is designing Pokemon shirts. This is the results. Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on either. [Via [...]

  • http://www.badpower.com/geek-chic-this-monster-hunter-jacket-is-too-much-to-handle/ Geek chic: This Monster Hunter jacket is too much to handle| Latest breaking News on Video Games Hardware and Software.| BadPower.com Blog

    [...] that’s just completely weird. Japanese brand A Bathing Ape is designing Pokemon shirts. This is the results. Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on either. [Via [...]

  • http://popclip.net/bizarre/071269.html Bape x Pokemon（怖い） | POPCLIP

    [...] (Bape x Pokemon) [...]

  • http://worldfamousdesignjunkies.com/bits/bape-x-pokemon-x-pokeprints/ Bape x Pokemon x Pokeprints

    [...] those lovely layers of ink. Bape x Pokemon x A Tiny City Printing Press does my favorite treatment of any fabulous imagery: make it into a poster. A silkscreen/screenprint [...]

  • http://twitter.com/shawntheodore/statuses/2888314643 shawntheodore (Shawn Theodore)

    Twitter Comment


    Design: Bape x Pokemon – [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://twitter.com/tokyohai/statuses/3055371717 tokyohai (chuuhai)

    Twitter Comment


    A Bathing Ape x Pokemon [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  • http://www.brooksybold.com/?p=158 Babe v Pokemon

    [...] Link [...]

  • http://www.hesbdc.com/blog/2009/07/16/bape-x-pokemon/ The Lifestyle » Unconfirmed: Bape X Pokémon

    [...] this happen. This has to be my favorite collab, ever. No release date yet. Props to Bapenerd via World Famous Design Junkies. 16 Jul This entry was written by Malcolm X., posted on July 16, 2009 at 12:29 pm, filed under [...]


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