It's So Annoying That Pokemon Scarlet's Koraidon Is Not A Bike

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet will give you the box Legendaries right from the start, having them serve as your transport across the region. They can be ridden to speed across the terrain, but can also climb walls and leap into flight. Much like Breath of the Wild, which Scarlet & Violet appear to take several cues from, the games have a 'go anywhere' philosophy which will likely be creatively curtailed by stamina meters or some other restriction, and giving us Legendaries from the start is a great idea - it gives the endgame more places to go and allows for better exploration of the world itself. There's just one problem: Koraidon is not a bike.

This might be a silly thing to be upset about, but I'm a professional journalist and the topic I have written about the most in my career is 'you ever notice this thing in Pokemon?', so I guess you could say that's my brand. Koraidon is the Pokemon from Pokemon Scarlet, the 'past' version of the game rather than the future, and so far most things had been lining up. I prefer Scarlet's Professor and the historic aesthetic to the slick, glossy sheen of Violet, while a friend of mine I usually alternate versions with wants Violet, so happy days. But Koraidon is making me rethink. It just isn't a bike. Why is it not a bike?

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When Koraidon and its Violet brethren Miraidon were first revealed, the big thing everyone noticed about them was that they were, in fact, bikes. Both clearly had tyres protruding from their chests, Koraidon a thick rubber kind and Miraidon a Tron-style glowing sphere. The theory of choice was that the Pokemon would combine, much like the unholy combination of Dialga and