Miraidon

Miraidon
Koraidon
1008
Walking Wake
Ability	Hadron Engine
First game	Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)
Creator	Game Freak

Miraidon <sup>(JPJapanese: ミライドン

Romaji: Miraidon)</sup> is a Electric/Dragon type legendary Pokémon in the franchise of the same name. It is a Gen IX Pokémon who debuted in Scarlet and Violet. It serves as the game mascot for Pokémon Violet.

It is a Paradox Pokémon, being a futuristic relative of Cyclizar. It features two main forms; Low-Power Mode for traversing the world and Ultimate Mode for battle.

Physiology and Behavior

Miraidon is a large robotic reptilian Pokémon. Most of its body is violet in color, although its face, claws, abdomen, and tail are gray. Additionally, there are light blue accents on its shoulders and legs, the latter of which resemble jet engines when folded and allow it to float in the air. Its head has a dark purple casque, circular purple cheeks, two pairs of antennae, and black eyes. The eyes have a pixelated display; they usually show yellow-cyan pupils, although Miraidon can simulate blinking by changing the display pattern. Inside Miraidon's body is what appears to be purplish-yellow energy, with light blue streaks accenting it. This energy is mostly concentrated on its throat (forming a prominent circular growth), tail, and antennae (which can emit the energy in a manner similar to electricity).

Miraidon was brought to this era/timeline through the time machine created by Professor Turo ten years ago, but it is different from the other Paradox Pokémon. He was capable of only bringing two of them and is also the one who coined Miraidon's name. According to AI Turo, Miraidon is a ferocious future descendant of Cyclizar. However, according to a Turo brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Miraidon is a counterpart of Cyclizar from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. It is powerful enough to use its lightning to turn the land into ash. According to the Violet Book, it is alternatively known as the Iron Serpent.

While apparently accustomed to humans, Miraidon uses its power of insight and observation to carefully judge a person's character before it decides whether to join them or not. It has a calm and collected disposition, and it is very difficult for others to tell what it is thinking or feeling due to its robotic nature, with the only available hints presented in its eyes. In its Ultimate Mode, it keeps itself afloat to maintain an advantageous position that applies pressure to grounded opponents, and it anticipates their moves before striking at their weak points. It uses the electricity generated in its internal organs to charge its claws, fangs, and tail. One strike from its charged tail is said to knock out even the sturdiest foe. While asleep, it turns itself off, causing the energy on its throat, tail and antennae to disappear, making them turn silver, similar to what happens in its Low-Power Mode.

Forms

Low-Power Mode Miraidon walks on all fours, with the jet engine-like legs unfolding. The antennae become light silver along with the throat. The eyes are light blue. The other glowing parts of its body become violet. Miraidon assumes this form either when weakened or not battling.

Miraidon has the ability to change its form in order to facilitate travel. Drive Mode Miraidon can generate the energy in its tail and throat and turn them into wheel-like rings, which allow it to accelerate. Drive Mode Miraidon is capable of driving up cliffs. Aquatic Mode Miraidon is similar in appearance to Drive Mode and propels itself using both its rings and the jet engines on its legs. Glide Mode Miraidon moves its antennae in order to expand an energy membrane, allowing it to glide through the sky. Glide Mode Miraidon can switch between gliding or unlimited flight.

Appearances

Main Pokémon games

Pokémon Violet: Miraidon is a version mascot in the game. It was brought to the present through a Time Machine and later escaped Area Zero feeling very weakened, until it met the player, quickly befriended them and regaining some of its power with a Sandwich. The second Miraidon was brought to the present after the first one and is far more aggressive.

Super Smash Bros.

Koraidon and Miraidon appeared as a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Anime

A Miraidon appeared in a post-episode segment that aired with A Fated Face-Off!.

Other media

Miraidon is the final Pokémon featured in Project Voltage.

Origin

Miraidon's appearance may be based on a robotic Chinese dragon and various lizards, such as the anole or the genera Sitana and Sarada — the latter two are collectively known as fan-throated lizards. Its robotic look might also be a reference to how futuristic cultures are often depicted with the overuse of machines and robots, as opposed to Koraidon's traditional look. Some elements of its design may be based on parts of various motorized vehicles, with its casque resembling a motorcycle windshield, its shoulders being similar to handlebars, its rear looking like the backrest of a vehicle seat, its throat and tail resembling wheels when active, and its legs resembling jet engines or exhaust pipes. Miraidon's ability to rearrange itself when changing between forms may be inspired by transforming robots. Looking at its snake-like body and its Electric type, it possibly takes inspiration from el Cuélebre, a famous creature from the Spanish mythology, oftenly associated with the thunder.

Miraidon may be a combination of 未来 mirai (future), ライド raido (ride), dragon, don (Spanish for lord), and -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).

Its alternate name, Iron Serpent, is literally iron serpent.

Tetsuno'orochi, its alternate name in Japanese, can be taken literally as 鉄の大蛇 tetsu no orochi (iron serpent).

In-Game Information

Pokédex Entries

Title	Entry
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	Much remains unknown about this creature. It resembles Cyclizar, but it is far more ruthless and powerful.
Pokémon Violet	This seems to be the Iron Serpent mentioned in an old book. The Iron Serpent is said to have turned the land to ash with its lightning.

Low-Power

Title	Entry
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	Its characteristics match those of a mysterious object recorded in an old expedition journal as the Iron Serpent.
Pokémon Violet	It was given the name Miraidon by the professor who discovered it. Its ecology and other details are unknown.

Locations

Title	Location(s)
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	Trade
Pokémon Violet	Poco Path (only one) (Low-Power Mode) Area Zero (after credits; only one) (Ultimate Mode)

Base Stats

Base Stats
HP	100
Attack	85
Defense	100
Sp. Attack	135
Sp. Defense	115
Speed	135
Total	670

Gallery

Main article: Miraidon/gallery

Renders

Renders
Scarlet Violet

Trivia

• Miraidon and Koraidon are the only Paradox Pokémon whose names follow regular Pokémon naming conventions.
  • Additionally, they are the only Paradox Pokémon to each have their own unique Abilities.
  • They are also the only Paradox Pokémon to not have different names in Spanish and Italian.
• Miraidon is the tallest Paradox Pokémon and the only future Paradox Pokémon to be larger than its regular counterpart, rather than smaller.
  • It is tied with Walking Wake as the tallest Paradox Pokémon overall.
  • It is also the only future Paradox Pokémon not to have the word “Iron” in its name. However, its previous name according to the Violet Book is “Iron Serpent”.
• Miraidon has the highest base Special Defense stat of all Electric-type Pokémon.
• Of all Pokémon, Miraidon and Koraidon have the highest number of forms that are obtainable in some capacity yet unusable in battle, as they each use three forms solely for travel and are obtained in their fourth ‘low-power’ forms, yet can only battle in their ‘high-power’ forms.
  • Rotom has five forms that are unusable in battle (Pokédex, Phone, Bike, Rotomi, Drone), but Rotomi and Rotom Drone are completely unobtainable.
• The modes of Miraidon in Japanese and Korean use borrowed words from English, showing modernity, while the builds of Koraidon in the same languages use Sino-Japanese and Sino-Korean words respectively, showing tradition and the past.