Is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Cyclizar a form of legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon?

The Pokémon Company revealed a new Pokémon, Cyclizar, during the 2022 Pokémon World Championship event on Sunday — and it looks suspiciously close the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s legendary Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon.

Cyclizar is a mount Pokémon that can be ridden like a bike: “This Pokémon has lived in many Paldean households since ancient times,” The Pokémon Company tweeted Sunday. “It can sprint at over 70 mph while carrying a human rider.” Like the previously revealed ride-on Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon, Cyclizar’s got a big ol’ wheel-like appendage protruding from its chest.

It sounds like Cyclizar is a Pokémon that all players will receive at the start, replacing bikes entirely. The big question here is how Cyclizar is related to Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s legendary Pokémon? Does it have any connection? The Pokémon Company hasn’t answered these questions itself, but there are some theories from the fan community and Pokémon leakers.

It is believed that Miraidon and Koraidon have a common origin. Not evolutions of Cyclizar; instead, fans think they’re related to Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s past And future themes. We know that the games’ two professors, Professor Sada and Professor Turo, study the past and future and are tied to Scarlet and Violet, respectively. Koraidon is more traditional and can be paired with Scarlet Sada and Miraidon, on the other hand, are futuristic as Turo In. Violet.

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Fans think that Cyclizar is the “normal” everyday Pokémon that sits in the middle. It’s not a rare legendary creature — lots of people have them. But fans expect Cyclizar to transform into either Koraidon And Miraidon, depending on the game, due to some Paldean region phenomenon, maybe related to a feature that leakers are calling “Paradox Pokémon.”

Paradox, by definition, is something that’s contradictory or illogical. Leakers expect certain Pokémon have Paradox forms that can be triggered in specific ways — and that not all Pokémon have these forms or can transform. There’s (unconfirmed) talk that Miraidon or Koraidon are not even ancestors or descendants of Cyclizar; instead, maybe, they’re alternative versions from a different timeline.

It’s confusing, but it makes sense that Scarlet and VioletBefore opening the world to Koraidon or Miraidon which offer modes that allow them to drive, swim and fly, players in Cyclizar will be limited by their options.

Pokémon Scarlet And VioletNintendo Switch will get them on November 18.