Acro Bike


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

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Effect
The Acro Bike travels at the same speed as regular bicycles (10.67 steps per second in Generation VI), but it also allows undefineds 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 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 or.

Unlike the Mach Bike, if the player rides on Seaside Cycling Road with the Acro Bike, 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 : 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

Description

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Acquisition

 * Rydel's Cycles (choice between this and the Mach Bike, can switch at any time by returning the other bike)
 * 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 speaking to a in 's desert, a  on, and a  at the Battle Resort)
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 * 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 speaking to a in 's desert, a  on, and a  at the Battle Resort)
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In the TCG


The Bicycle was introduced as an TCG Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). First released in the TCG Primal Clash expansion, it was later featured in the Japanese TCG The Best of XY collection. When played, the Arco Bike allows the player to look at the top two cards in their deck. The player then chooses one of those cards and puts it in their hand. The remaining card is discarded.

Trivia

 * In Generation IV, in Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop, there are advertisements on the shelves for the Mach and Acro Bikes.
 * In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the bells on the different bikes have notably different sounds.
 * In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Bike Maniac in Cerulean City has some Acro Bikes on display at his home.