Bicycle

Artwork of Red on his Bicycle from Generation I

A Bicycle (Japanese: じてんしゃ Bicycle) is a key item obtained in the games to facilitate faster movement. Cycling Roads can only be navigated on while cycling. They are usually obtained from Bicycle Shops.

In the games

Types of Bicycles

In most games there is only one type of Bicycle; however, in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, there are two types of Bicycle: the Acro Bike and the Mach Bike. The player can only have one at a time and must trade in their current Bicycle at Rydel's Cycles to obtain the other.

All Bicycles cannot be ridden inside of buildings or if the player is accompanied by a person. In Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the walking Pokémon returns to its Poké Ball while the player is cycling. Prior to Generation V, bikes cannot be ridden in snow. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, bikes cannot be ridden in gates.

Regular Bicycle

Bicycle obtain sprite from the Generation V games

In all games but Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire there is only one type of Bicycle.

In Generations I and III, Miracle Cycle is selling Bicycles for $1,000,000, which is $1 more than it is possible for the player to obtain in these games. Instead, the player must use a Bike Voucher to buy one.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the player can press the B Button to switch between the third and fourth gears. Fourth gear is faster than third gear and allows the player to ride up muddy slopes and jump further from bike ramps. Third gear can jump bike ramps, but does not jump as far.

In Pokémon X and Y, the player can choose between a green or a yellow bicycle, the choice having no impact on the bike itself.

Item details

Bicycle じてんしゃ Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Allows for faster travel than walking or running. Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RBY Cerulean City Bike Shop (requires Bike Voucher) GSC The Bike Shop in northeast Goldenrod City FRLG Cerulean City Bike Shop (requires Bike Voucher) DPPt Received from the owner of Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop in Eterna City after saving him from Team Galactic HGSS Received from the owner of Miracle Cycle in Goldenrod City BW Received from the Day-Care Man in Nimbasa City after defeating the Team Plasma Grunts B2W2 Received from a man near the pier in Castelia City XY Received from the owner of the Bicycle Shop in Cyllage City
Secondary effect: Can be used to cross fallen logs and jump bike ramps. Players can change between the two gear settings; the faster gear can climb muddy slopes and jump further on bike ramps with enough momentum.DPPt
Description Stad Lets you travel twice as fast as walking. GSC A collapsible bike for fast movement. E A folding bicycle that is faster than the Running Shoes. FRLG A folding bicycle that allows faster movement than the Running Shoes. DPPt HGSS A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than the Running Shoes. BWB2W2 A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than the Running Shoes. XY A folding Bicycle that enables a rider to get around much faster than a pair of Running Shoes will allow. ORAS A folding Bike that enables a rider to get around much faster than with Running Shoes.
Note: Called Bike in ORAS's coding

Acro Bike

Artwork of the Acro Bike from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

An Acro Bike (Japanese: ダートじてんしゃ Dart Bike) travels at the same speed as regular Bicycles, but it also allows players to perform tricks, such as wheelies and bunny hops, which let players reach special areas. It can also be used for traveling on white rails found on Route 119 and in the Hoenn Safari Zone.

Bunny hopping up and down on an Acro Bike in tall grass can cause wild Pokémon to appear, but does not count as steps towards the Safari Game or Repel.

Unlike the Mach Bike, if the player rides on Seaside Cycling Road their time won't be recorded due to the Bicycle being "easy to turn" in comparison.

Tricks

• Hold B Button (less than 2 seconds): standing wheelie
• Hold B Button (more than 2 seconds): bunny hop
• Hold B, then +Control Pad: moving wheelie or bunny hop
• Press B and +Control Pad direction (perpendicular to direction of travel) simultaneously: sideways hop
• Press B and +Control Pad direction (opposite to direction of travel) simultaneously: hops and reverses direction

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  Doing a wheelie

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  Doing a bunny hop

Item details

Acro Bike ダートじてんしゃ Dart Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Use to move faster than walking or running (10.67 steps per second in Generation VI). Slower than the Mach Bike, but can perform tricks. Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RSE Rydel's Cycles (choice between this and the Mach Bike, can switch at any time by returning the other bike) ORAS Rydel's Cycles (choice between this and the Mach Bike, can switch at any time by returning the other bike; both can be obtained after the Delta Episode and advertising Rydel's bikes to three NPCs)
Secondary effect: Can be used to side-jump between rails and bunny hop along bumpy slopes.
Description RSE A folding bicycle capable of jumps and wheelies. FRLG A folding bicycle that is capable of stunts like jumps and wheelies. ORAS This folding Bike allows you to perform actions such as wheelies and bunny hops.
					This item was featured in the TCG.

Mach Bike

Artwork of the Mach Bike from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

The Mach Bike (Japanese: マッハじてんしゃ Mach Bike) allows players to move a lot faster than regular Bicycles and the Acro Bike. It can move fast enough to ride straight up muddy slopes, or over cracked tiles without falling through (which appear in Granite Cave, the Sky Pillar, and Mirage Tower^E) if the player has enough momentum. If the player collides with something, all momentum gained is lost and the speed resets.

On the Seaside Cycling Road, a player's time and number of collisions while riding this Bicycle from the northern entrance to the southern exit are timed and recorded. This is part of the data sent over to other players via record mixing.

Item details

Mach Bike マッハじてんしゃ Mach Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Use to move much faster than walking, running, or the Acro Bike (16 steps per second in Generation VI). Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RSE Rydel's Cycles (choice between this and the Acro Bike, can switch at any time by returning the other bike) ORAS Rydel's Cycles (choice between this and the Acro Bike, can switch at any time by returning the other bike; both can be obtained after the Delta Episode and advertising Rydel's bikes to three NPCs)
Secondary effect: Can be used to climb muddy slopes and crossed cracked tiles with enough momentum. Can be used to record a time on the Seaside Cycling Road.
Description RS A folding bicycle that doubles your speed or better. E A folding bicycle that more than doubles foot speed. FRLG A folding bicycle that is at least twice as fast as walking. ORAS This folding Bike more than doubles your movement speed.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Acro Bike from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

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  Artwork of the Mach Bike from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

In the anime

In the main series

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Ash, Brock, and Dawn riding rented bikes

Misty with her burned bicycle

Bicycles are rarely seen in the anime as Ash and his friends are usually seen walking. The only time bicycles are used are when it is necessary to use them, such as on Cycling Roads, or for a faster way to get somewhere.

The first bicycle to appear was Misty's bicycle in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was "borrowed" by Ash in order to escape from a flock of Spearow. The bike was then unintentionally destroyed when Ash's Pikachu released a Thunder Shock at the Spearow. Misty later re-obtains her bike from Nurse Joy in Viridian City in Gotta Catch Ya Later.

The act of Pikachu destroying a female companion's bike became a running gag in the two following series of the anime: May's bicycle was destroyed in Get the Show on the Road! and Dawn's in Two Degrees of Separation. Iris and Serena did not own bikes at all.

Bicycles can be rented for use on Cycling Roads, as seen in The Bridge Bike Gang and One Big Happiny Family!. Some characters do own bicycles, but are rarely seen using them. For example, Professor Oak used a bicycle in The Power Of One to get to Delia Ketchum's house.

In The Bridge Bike Gang, Chopper's bike bears a resemblance to Zapdos.

In Pokémon Origins

Red's bicycle in Pokémon Origins

Red commonly used a bicycle to move around in the Pokémon Origins mini-series. He was seen obtaining it at the beginning of the episode File 2 - Cubone, getting it in return for a Bike Voucher he had obtained from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In Play Misty For Me of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, it was revealed that Misty's Bicycle was custom built and worth $10,000.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Professor Oak uses a bicycle to catch the escaped pokémon in Bulbasaur Come Home!. Red participates in a cycling competition along Routes 11 and 12 in Wake Up — You're Snorlax.

Gold competes with Whitney in a bike race from Goldenrod City to the National Park in Smeargle Smudge and How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?. Gold, however, altered his Bicycle into a push scooter.

Diamond, Pearl and Platinum received Bicycles from Rad Rickshaw as a sign of gratitude after his rescue in Ring Around the Roserade II. The trio would later use their new Bicycles to travel through the Cycling Road.

In the TCG

Main article: Bicycle (Plasma Storm 117)

Bicycle

The Bicycle was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Cold Flare expansion, the Bicycle later debuted in the Plasma Storm expansion with both prints featuring an illustration by Toyste Beach. With the same effect as Mail from Bill from the Neo Destiny expansion, this Trainer card allows the player to draw cards until they have 4 cards in their hand.

Trivia

• In the beta version of Gold and Silver, a skateboard was planned to complement the Bicycle.
• In Generation IV, in Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop there are advertisements on the shelves for the Mach and Acro Bikes.
• The song Bicycle (Japanese: じてんしゃ) from Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver is a remix of the song Goldenrod City (Japanese: コガネシティ). Furthermore, the song Bug-Catching Contest (Japanese: むしとりたいかい) from these games remixes parts of the song Cycling (Japanese: サイクリング) from Generation I.
• In Generation V, if the player runs or holds down the B Button, NPCs with bicycles will go faster.
• In Generation VI, the light of the bicycle is turned on at night, but not in caves.
• In the Safari Zone located in Hoenn, certain areas require either the Mach Bike or Acro Bike.
• In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the bells on the different bikes differ a lot.

In other languages

Bicycle Language Title Finnish Polkupyörä French Bicyclette German Fahrrad Italian Bicicletta Korean 자전거 Jajeon-geo Spanish Bici Bicicleta*
Acro Bike Language Title French Vélo Cross German Kunstrad Italian Bici Cross Korean 더트자전거 Dirt Jajeon-geo Spanish Bici Acrobática	Mach Bike Language Title French Vélo Course German Eilrad Italian Bici Corsa Korean 마하자전거 Mach Jajeongeo Spanish Bici de Carreras Bici Carrera*

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