I’m not Valentino Roserade, but Pokemon and Honda’s “almost life-size” motorbike is a Koraide I reckon I could win a MotoGP title on

Pokemon and Honda have collaborated to create an “almost life-size” Koraidon motorbike that’s certainly making me go all Scarlet and Violet as I think about the idea of popping a wheelie on it after winning at Motegi or Mugello. Yes, step aside Pikachu Mini Cooper, this is a thing that’s being teased ahead of a full unveiling next month.

While the video offering a first look at the bike wasn’t shared as part of today’s Pokemon Presents stream, it certainly feels like it should have been. Step aside, TCG Pocket packs that are cool, I guess. There’s a motorbike specially aimed at the biggest nerds alive coming through.

As you can check out below, the clip revealing the bike features movie trailer-worthy bwaaaaas as it shows off different angle of the bike’s Koraidon-inspired bodywork, which definitely won’t make it stick out like a sore thumb if you park it in front of your local shop. The heartbeat’s an outstanding touch too.

The bike – which seems to be the weird sibling of a Miraidon bike concept TPC and Toyota created last year – will be exhibited at the Honda Welcome Plaza in Tokyo between March 7 and March 9.

Honda writes (thanks, Nintendo Life) that the bike, fittingly dubbed the Honda Koraidon, is “an almost life-size reproduction of the shape of Koraidon in both weight and size, down to the finest details”. “Honda will use its proprietary self-balancing technology to enable Honda Koraidon to walk on all four legs, and self-stand on two-wheels which is unseen in the game,” it adds.

Hang on a minute. It can WALK?

It seems so, using some tech Honda originally developed for robots. The more you know. Anyway, I definitely think I could dominate grand prix motorcycle racing on this thing, like a weeb Barry Sheene. Pikachu’s mug on my helmet, the theme song blasting on the podium when I win in place of a national anthem.

Anyway, back to reality. If all the Pokemon Day festivities have you diving back into TCG Pocket you can consult our huge array of helpful TCG Pocket guides for expert advice on things like how trading works in its current form and assembling decks based around ex Pokemon ranging from Cresselia to Yanmega.