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[[File:Toyota Miraidon Project Toyota Miraidon.jpg|thumb|300px|"Drive Mode" Toyota Miraidon created for the Toyota Miraidon Project<ref name=CorporatePokemon/>]]
The '''Toyota Miraidon Project''' (Japanese: '''トヨタミライドンプロジェクト''' ''TOYOTA MIRAIDON PROJECT''), also known as the '''Toyota Engineering Society MIRAIDON Project''', is an initiative launched by [[The Pokémon Company]] in partnership with the Toyota Engineering Society, a volunteer group within the {{wp|Toyota Motor Corporation}}. The project's goal is to create a real-life functioning model of {{p|Miraidon}}, dubbed the "Toyota Engineering Society Miraidon", or "'''Toyota Miraidon'''" (Japanese: '''トヨタミライドン''') for short.

==Background==
[[File:Toyota Miraidon Project logo.png|thumb|left|250px|Project logo]]
[[File:Toyota Miraidon Project drawing.jpg|thumb|250px|The drawing that inspired the Toyota Miraidon Project initiative<ref name=CorporatePokemon/>]]
The Toyota Miraidon Project was largely undertaken by the Toyota Engineering Society ("TES" for short), a volunteer group within the Toyota Motor Corporation that largely consists of engineers at Toyota — members at Toyota interested in furthering technology are appointed to TES for one year.<ref name=PRTimes/> The impetus of the project was the 2023 edition of the Toyota Engineering Society's annual "WakuWaku World" (Japanese: わくわくワールド) event at {{wp|Toyota City, Aichi}}.<ref name=CorporatePokemon/> The theme set out by TES in 2023 was "Future Mobility", and after surveying roughly 8,000 responses from elementary school students in {{wp|Aichi Prefecture}}, TES selected a drawing by Hinano Serizawa of {{p|Miraidon}}, the [[game mascot]] of {{g|Violet}}, with which they would plan and realize the Toyota Miraidon Project.<ref name=CorporatePokemon/><ref name=TTimes/>

The Toyota Engineering Society partnered with [[The Pokémon Company]] in building the real-life Miraidon for the project. Work on the project involved around 300 members<ref name=CorporatePokemon/> and began in June 2023, and the finished build was completed in six months.<ref name=PRTimes/> The Toyota Miraidon build comprises an inner structure containing the frame and motors, and a decorative exterior structure. Challenges include translating the slender in-game model of Miraidon into a structure that can actually be ridden on. The Toyota Miraidon can transform between its "Low-Power Mode" and "Drive Mode," just like its in-game counterpart. The Toyota Engineering Society states that the motorcycle is very similar in size to the actual Miraidon, being roughly 4 meters long and 2 meters high.<ref name=CorporatePokemon/> The Toyota Miraidon is mobile, and is controlled using a [[Nintendo Switch]] Joy-Con controller.<ref name=CorporatePokemon/>
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==Exhibition==
{{Bulbagarden|forum|toyotas-real-life-miraidon-motorcycle-is-on-display-now-at-technology-showcase-in-japan.300999/|Toyota’s real-life Miraidon motorcycle is on display now at technology showcase in Japan}}
[[File:Toyota Miraidon Project Toyota Miraidon Low-Power Mode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Toyota Miraidon (Low-Power Mode)]]
The Toyota Miraidon model made its debut at the November 2023 edition of WakuWaku World.<ref name=CorporatePokemon/> It was later put on display for a limited time at the {{wp|Tokyo Midtown Hibiya}} Atrium from March 15 - 17, 2024, from 11 AM until 9 PM each day. Visitors under the weight limit of 65 kg (143.3 lbs) are invited for a "test drive" to get their picture taken sitting on the motorcycle. Tickets into the exhibition are free, though the number of tickets are limited.<ref name=PRTimes/>

The Toyota Miraidon model was also on display at the [[2025 Pokémon World Championships]] in {{wp|Anaheim}}, California, United States.<ref name=Tumblr/> Visitors of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships are not allowed to sit on the model, however.<ref name=TechEBlog/>

The Toyota Miraidon Project model was exhibited together with the [[Honda Koraidon Project]] model at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show event from October 31 to November 9, 2025.<ref name=Oricon20251028/>
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==Gallery==
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Toyota Miraidon Project 2025 Pokémon World Championships.jpg|Toyota Miraidon at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships<ref name=Tumblr/>
Toyota Miraidon Project 2025 Pokémon World Championships 2.jpg|Also at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships<ref name=Tumblr/>
Toyota Miraidon Honda Koraidon JMS 2025.jpg|Toyota Miraidon and Honda Koraidon at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show<ref name=PokeTimes20251029/>
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==Video==
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==Related articles==
* {{p|Miraidon}}
* [[Honda Koraidon Project]]

==References==
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<ref name=CorporatePokemon>(March 29, 2024). "[https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/topics/detail/117.html The TOYOTA MIRAIDON PROJECT Made Children’s Dreams Come True]." [[The Pokémon Company]] Official Press Site.</ref>
<ref name=PRTimes>Toyota PR Office (March 14, 2024). "[https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000058.000104325.html 想像することの楽しさとものづくりの力を伝える「トヨタミライドンプロジェクト」始動]." ''PR Times'' (Japanese).</ref>
<ref name=TTimes>(May 15, 2024). "[https://toyotatimes.jp/en/newscast/072.html An Actual Toyota Miraidon! Pokémon and Toyota Making Dreams Come True]." Toyota Times News. ''{{wp|Toyota Motor Corporation}}''.</ref>
<ref name=Tumblr>[https://pokemon.tumblr.com/post/792142553045745664/fast-and-furious-electro-drift Post by Pokémon (pokemon.tumblr.com) on Tumblr.] Posted on August 17, 2025.</ref>
<ref name=TechEBlog>Chung, Jackson (August 17, 2025). "[https://www.techeblog.com/toyota-miraidon-project-motorcycle-2025-pokemon-world-championships/ Toyota Miraidon Project Motorcycle Makes Appearance at 2025 Pokemon World Championships]." TechEBlog.</ref>
<ref name=Oricon20251028>Tsuji, Taimu (October 28, 2025). "[https://us.oricon-group.com/news/6679/ Toyota Miraidon and Honda Koraidon Make First Joint Appearance at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2025]." Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS.</ref>
<ref name=PokeTimes20251029>(October 29, 2025). [https://twitter.com/poke_times/status/1983348064808063271 【公式】ポケモン情報局 (@poke_times)] on Twitter.</ref>
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