It's Pokémon Day everyone, and what better news to kick off the day than a new collaboration! Yes, I know you were hoping to wake up and read about a new game (and hopefully that will come a little later on), but this latest announcement will definitely appeal to the speed freaks amongst you, especially those who are huge fans of Pokémon Scarlet!
The Pokémon Company have teamed up with Honda to launch their new project, the 'Honda Koraidon Project', an 'almost life-sized' bike based on the legendary Pokémon Koraidon from Pokémon Scarlet, and it looks absolutely incredible! I've watched the announcement video below about 10 times before writing this article, and while I doubt very much that I would ever be able to get insurance to ride this bike (unless it was on soft grassy terrain or in a room filled with mattresses), it's something that I would absolutely love to own.
Now, I don't want you to get confused with the Miraidon bike that Toyota released last year which we covered; I know the news might sound familiar, but this is a brand new project between Pokémon and Honda, and it's set to drop on March 7th 2025. The 8 foot 2 inches tall 668 lbs bike will be available to see until March 9th at the Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan.
According to the official press release for the project, the slogan for the project is “Honda’s Devotion Makes Children’s Dreams Come True.” I would say this is slightly incorrect because it's also made my dreams come true too! It's a mechanical marvel too with self-balancing technology that allows Koraidon to walk on all four legs, and it can also self-stand on two wheels, another example of Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot research coming into production.
Honda say that Koraidon's hands, legs, neck, and facial expressions will change as you increase your speed when in Koraidon's Sprinting Build, and they're planning to reproduce all the trademark features of the Pokémon's face, eyes, and eyelids. This is probably going to be as close as we'll ever get to seeing a real-life version of a Pokémon without painting a mouse yellow and calling it Pikachu, and there are definitely some animal rights violations involved with that idea which I wouldn't recommend following.
Honestly, it's a work of art and captures the essence of the legendary Pokémon much more than Toyata's efforts did. I look at the pictures and feel like there's a Pokémon looking back at me rather than a bike, which is exactly what I would expect when two global powerhouses put their heads together for a project like this!
Would you ride this down the street? Would you like to see it, or do you prefer your Pokémon on your Game Boy Color? Let us know in the comments!
