Mach Bike

The Mach Bike (Japanese: マッハじてんしゃ Mach Bike) is a Key Item introduced in Generation III. It is one of the bicycles the player can ride in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. It is the counterpart to the Acro Bike.

Mach Bike
マッハじてんしゃ
Mach Bike
Bag Mach Bike III Sprite.pngBag Mach Bike Sprite.png
Mach Bike
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VI Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items (ORAS)
Generation VII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLG
ORAS
SMUSUM
N/A N/A

Effect

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire

The Mach Bike allows players to move a lot faster than regular Bicycles and the Acro Bike (16 steps per second in Generation VI). If the player is already riding the Mach Bike, then using this item causes the player to resume walking.

It can move fast enough to ride over cracked tiles without falling through (which appear in Generation III in Granite Cave, the Sky Pillar, and Mirage TowerE), or ride straight up muddy slopes if the player has enough speed. If the player collides with something, then the speed resets.

Riding the Mach Bike or Acro Bike is required on the Seaside Cycling Road. 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.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Mach Bike (as well as the Acro Bike) is found in the game data, but it is not legitimately obtainable.

When this item is used, the player simply starts riding the regular Bicycle (unless the player is any place where riding the Bicycle is not allowed). If the player is already riding the Bicycle, then using this item causes the player to resume walking (unless the player is in the Cycling Road, where riding the Bicycle is required).

When the player attempts to enter the Cycling Road, the game specifically checks for the event flag indicating that the player has received the Bicycle from the Miracle Cycle shop in Cerulean City. As a result, if the player has the Mach Bike but has never received the regular Bicycle from Miracle Cycle, the player will still be unable to enter the Cycling Road.

Description

Games Description
RS A folding bicycle that doubles your speed or better.
FRLG A folding bicycle that is at least twice as fast as walking.
E A folding bicycle that more than doubles foot speed.
ORAS
SMUSUMPE
This folding Bike more than doubles your movement speed.
SwSh This folding bike more than doubles your movement speed.

Acquisition

Games Method
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 speaking to a Hex Maniac in Route 111's desert, a Bird Keeper on Route 119, and a Triathlete at the Battle Resort)

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Ruby and Sapphire

Sprites and models

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Reason: Missing overworld sprite from RSE
 
Model from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In the manga

 
A Mach Bike in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

In Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops, Wally used a Mach Bike left for him by Norman at the base of the Sky Pillar to quickly ride over the cracked floors in order to scale up the tower. When Wally reached the 49th floor, he encountered a wild Dusclops, which created a black hole, sucking in the Mach Bike before being defeated by Wally's Grovyle.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 音速自行車 Yāmchūk Jihhàhngchē
Mandarin 音速自行車 / 音速自行车 Yīnsù Zìxíngchē
  French Vélo CourseRSE
Vélo de CourseORAS
  German Eilrad
  Italian Bici CorsaRSE
Bici da corsaORAS
  Korean 마하자전거 Mach Jajeongeo
  Spanish Bici CarreraRSE
Bici de CarrerasORAS
  Swedish Mach-cykel

See also



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