Poké mon Scarlet and Violet s Legendaries are literal motorcycles TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Poké mon Scarlet and Violet s Legendaries are literal motorcycles By Callum Bains last updated 18 August 2022 I vroom you (Image credit: Nintendo) Audio player loading… Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Legendaries have been revealed, and they're just as terrifying as they are odd. The new duo coming in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was announced in a fresh trailer (opens in new tab), showing us what they'll look like and how they're used. And used they very much will be. These aren't your average super rare pocket monsters, but genuinely functional Legendary creatures that look halfway between Frankenstein's monster and a motorbike. Named Koraidon and Miraidon, each one can be used as a vehicle, letting you hop on their backs to ride around the game's new Paldea region. Need to zoom across a meadow? Engage "drive mode" and watch as your Legendary pal sprouts a humongous wheel from their chest and, er, crotch. Stick to "sprint mode" if you'd rather move on foot. They can also swim across water, climb mountains, and even produce wings to glide through the air. Watch them in action in the trailer below. Legendary companionship The duo's design isn't worlds away from the Legendaries of past pokémon generations. Elegant dragons that stand head and shoulders above the other 'mons, Koraidon and Miraidon aren't messing about. But it's the addition of their locomotive capabilities that make them so strange. In the context of the wider game, however, they make more sense. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be the first fully-fledged open-world Pokémon title, letting you seamlessly explore its vast world. No more loading screens between towns and the wilderness, you'll be free to run around wherever. It looks like Koraidon and Miraidon will act as the gateway to that exploration. They're essentially all-terrain vehicles capable of navigating every nook and cranny of Paldea. We expect they're needed to access some areas of the map – like the top of a mountain – and will be all but required to journey from one end of the world to the other. That might suggest the pair will be available fairly early in the game. While Legendaries are usually unlocked as rewards for completing late-game battles, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet might well give them to you sooner. We'll know for sure when the game releases on November 18.Xbox Game Pass adds another overlooked RPG this month Callum BainsGaming News WriterCallum is TechRadar Gaming's News Writer. You'll find him whipping up stories about all the latest happenings in the gaming world, as well as penning the odd feature and review. Before coming to TechRadar, he wrote freelance for various sites, including Clash, The Telegraph, and Gamesindustry.biz, and worked as a Staff Writer at Wargamer. Strategy games and RPGs are his bread and butter, but he'll eat anything that spins a captivating narrative. He also loves tabletop games, and will happily chew your ear off about TTRPGs and board games. See more Gaming news TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1One of the world's most popular programming languages is coming to Linux2Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month3Google's AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people4You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all5The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me1We finally know what 'Wi-Fi' stands for - and it's not what you think2Best laptops for designers and coders 3Miofive 4K Dash Cam review4Logitech's latest webcam and headset want to relieve your work day frustrations5Best offers on Laptops for Education – this festive season Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)