With Pokemon Day 2025 fast approaching, The Pokemon Company has brought us something many fans might not have expected this year. No, it’s not new information on Pokemon Go or PokemonLegends Z-A, but it is something new in the world of Pokémon. There have been many Pokemon collaborations over the past decade, with the franchise making appearances in Happy Meals at McDonald’s to denim collections with Levi’s. This instance is different, as this partnership is meant to build something mechanically functional. In a surprising collaboration with the car company Honda to launch the “Honda Koraidon Project” based on the Legendary Pokémon in Pokemon Scarlet.

Longtime fans of the Pokemon franchise might already be aware of the Toyota Engineering Society’s creation from last year based on the opposing Legendary Pokémon in Pokemon Violet, “Toyota Miraidon.” Inspired by the commitment to monozukuri (the art of manufacturing) passed on by Toyota’s project, the Honda Koraidon Project was designed with the car company’s innovative philosophy of excellence. The project was created with about 40 engineers and features the slogan, “Honda’s Devotion Makes Children’s Dreams Come True.”