Honda Koraidon Project

"Sprinting Build" Honda Koraidon created for the Honda Koraidon Project

The Honda Koraidon Project (Japanese: ホンダコライドンプロジェクト Honda Koraidon Project), also known as the HONDA KORAIDON Ride on Dream Project, is an initiative launched by The Pokémon Company in partnership with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. The project's goal is to create a real-life functioning model of the Sprinting Build of Koraidon, dubbed the "Honda Koraidon" (Japanese: ホンダコライドン).

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Project logo

The Honda Koraidon Project follows the completion of the Toyota Miraidon Project build, in which Toyota Motor Corporation, working with The Pokémon Company, embarked on a project to create a real-life mobile model of Miraidon. Honda Motor Co., Ltd., also in cooperation with The Pokémon Company, initiated the Honda Koraidon Project in August 2024, with the goal to bring Koraidon, the game mascot of Pokémon Scarlet, into real life as a mobile, rideable model — specifically recreating its "Sprinting Build" form.

The project team comprised approximately 40 volunteering employees from Honda's Motorcycle and Power Products Operations and Innovative Research Excellence divisions. The team incorporated Honda's proprietary Riding Assist balancing technology into the Honda Koraidon model to allow it to walk on four legs and stand on two wheels. The Honda Koraidon model is stated to be almost-accurate to Koraidon's real size. It is also fully mobile, and when sprinting is capable of reaching speeds of 10 to 15 km/h (6.2 to 9.3 mph).

Exhibition

Honda Koraidon at the Suzuka Circuit Racing Course

The Honda Koraidon Project was officially announced to the public on February 27 (Pokémon Day), 2025. The Honda Koraidon model itself was first exhibited at Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama, Tokyo on March 7 - 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day (from 1:00 PM on March 7). Due to space restrictions, the Honda Koraidon exhibit was stationary and the Honda Koraidon did not travel around the venue.

The Honda Koraidon model was later exhibited at the 46th annual Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race event on August 1 - 3, 2025. The Honda Koraidon model was made as part of a stationary display exhibit at the Honda Racing Gallery in the Suzuka Circuit complex from August 1 - 2; the display exhibit is non-ticketed and visitors are attended to on a first-come, first served basis. On August 3, at the pre-finale ceremony of the Suzuka 8 Hours race, the Honda Koraidon model showcased its full mobility for the first time by sprinting across the Suzuka Circuit Racing Course.

During the 2025 Motul Grand Prix of Japan, part of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship held on September 26 - 28, 2025, the Honda Koraidon model was exhibited in the Honda Collection Hall at the Mobility Resort Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture. This event presented a first-time showcase of the Honda Koraidon model with a rider on top — visitors were given the opportunity to sit and ride on the model as well.

The Honda Koraidon Project model was exhibited together with the Toyota Miraidon Project model at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show event from October 31 to November 9, 2025.

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  Honda Koraidon and Toyota Miraidon at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show

Video

Announcement video

By 本田技研工業株式会社 (Honda)

First showcase video

By 本田技研工業株式会社 (Honda)

Second showcase video

By 本田技研工業株式会社 (Honda)

Suzuka 8 Hours showcase

By Car Watch Channel

Related articles

• Koraidon
• Toyota Miraidon Project

External links

• Official website
• February 27, 2025 Honda press release gallery

This article is part of Project Real-Life, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on Pokémon activities and events experienced in the real world.