Pokemon Scarlet & Violet fans love this “improved” Koraidon design

Philip Trahan
pokemon scarlet and violet player with koraidon

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet fans love this tweaked design for Koraidon — Generation 9’s animalistic rideable box Legendary.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are making some big changes to the standard Pokemon formula, with a huge open-world and rideable Legendary Pokemon.

Both Miraidon and Koraidon have traversal-related elements in their designs like the massive wheels jutting out from their chests.

However, some fans think Koraidon in particular looks a bit “goofy,” which lead one trainer to try and “fix” its design themselves.

Pokemon fan “improves” Koraidon’s design

koraidon pokemon feature imageDespite the wheel attached to its body, Koraidon runs on all fours when traversing the open world.

User StripyKleo posted to the Pokemon subreddit where they showed off an edit they made to the Legendary Pokemon’s design.

The edit StripyKleo made simply shrunk the wheel-shaped protrusion on its chest, as apparently, they thought its “big wheel” looked silly.

For those who haven’t seen either of Scarlet & Violet’s Legendary Pokemon in motion, players can ride on the backs of both Miraidon and Koraidon.

However, while Miraidon transforms into a sleek hoverbike that glides above the ground, Koraidon simply runs on all fours despite having a giant wheel attached to it.

As a result, some players think Koraidon looks silly when compared to Miraidon.

In fact, many fans complimented StripyKleo’s design, saying that it was an “improvement” over the original.

“Man, it looks so much better. Amazing what a subtle edit can do,” said mizzymichie.

Clockwork-Cryptid noted that “Considering Miraidon, albeit also puffy in the chest area, is a lot more subtle in the whole ‘this is gonna be a wheel’ department, I think this edit makes Koraidon not only fit in better, but also look more natural.”

Of course, this new design isn’t for everyone as TerraTF said “The large wheels that he doesn’t use is what makes his design great…”

While some may appreciate, this fan-made design, it’s clear that Koraidon’s big chest wheel is here to stay when Pokemon Scarlet & Violet launches on November 18, 2022.

About The Author

Philip is a Staff Writer at Dexerto based in Louisiana, with expertise in Pokemon, Apex Legends, and general gaming industry news. His first job in the games industry was as a reviewer with NintendoEverything.com while attending college. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication focusing on Multimedia Journalism, he worked with GameRant.com for nearly two years before joining Dexerto. When he's not writing he's usually tearing through some 80+ hour JRPG. You can contact him at philip.trahan@dexerto.com.