Bike or Walk

[Meganium]

I....use a little of both xD.

Walking and running are convenient whenever I'm not much of a rush to do anything. I use the bike when I want to get to a destination asap, or I am just too impatient to hatch an egg. But most of the time I prefer to walk. My character needs the exercise, ya know! :D

 

[Killjoy]

I usually ride my bike, unless I'm in HG/SS, cause I like the Follow Me feature more than the added speed of a bike

 

[Haseyo]

Depends on the version. Sometimes the bikes are stupid fast and I run into walls constantly, but sometimes they're decent. I usually run, but in huge cities or long paths that I've cleared every trainer in, I'll bike.

 

[The Corrupt Plague]

I tend to register the bike the second I get it. I usually use it for long distances across multiple routes.

 

[Zayphora]

I, like, never use the bike. The music is dumb. I just don't like the thing.

 

[Zeruis]

I've been much more used to walking then biking. I mainly just use the bike when I'm hatching eggs or raising pokemon in the day-care.

 

[Isаbella]

I normally just run everywhere, because on the bike I run into so many things that it's faster that way.

 

[Mentalii]

I mainly use the bike, unless I really want to listen to the song of the place where I am. I'm not someone patient, the faster it is, the better I feel.

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

As soon as I obtain the bike in each game, it's registered to Select/Y and I'm using it to go everywhere that I can with it. It's only when I can't use it (so, indoors, long grass patches and surfing) that I even think to get off the bike for the most part. That being said, I am really glad for the Running Shoes' existence. I can't imagine going back to the days of RBY where until you got to Cerulean, you couldn't have any way of speeding up! That would drive me crazy nowadays!

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

Depends on the game. In the Kanto games, I mostly walked because I don't like the bike music. In HG/SS, I rode the bike as much as I could so I wouldn't have to deal with the Pokemon following me. But in B/W, since there was nowhere that required Bike usage, I didn't use the Bike at all. Not once.

I do think that ever since the Running Shoes were introduced, I've generally used the Bike less... the running shoes are plenty fast enough for me, plus I'm too lazy to open the menu each time (and nowadays I have something else mapped to the shortcut keys).

 

[Guest123_x1]

As soon as I get the bike, I register it and am using it almost all the time, even if the music bed gets to me.

 

[XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE]

I used to be bike dependent lol but now I prefer the running shoes - I think partly because if I'm in a place with nice music I don't like changing it with the bike music :)

 

[Brendino]

Since the introduction of the running shoes in the R/S, I only use the bike for areas that it's required (ex: getting up a muddy slope or those thin ledges in R/S/E). I find running just as easy, and absolutely loved the idea that HG/SS had with keeping the running shoes on.

In the first two gen games though, the Bicycle was basically the only thing I registered as a key item, unless I was going on a fishing spree.

 

[ShinyUmbreon189]

I prefer running in the game. Wait, what am I talking about? I don't run I just get in my car and drive... Wait, I don't have a car.

 

[Asuf]

I always walk/run around the region, until it comes to bike paths or hatching eggs is when I use a bike.
I bet they can add more features with the bike, like in R/S/E...

 

[Ravenfreak]

It really depends on which version i'm playing. If i'm playing one from the first gen, I definitely use my bike as soon as I can. Same with the 2nd generation, I register it and use it whenever I need to. However in the newer versions I usually just use the running shoes, but if i'm trying to hatch an egg, then i'll use my bike.

 

[C Payne]

It depends on what I am playing as well. Nowadays with Gen V and back in Gen II I usually run/ran everywhere unless I feel the need to ride my bike. The routes and everything felt much shorter in BW, too, so that's a reason.

In Gens I, III, and IV I used my bike almost all of the time. I'm not sure why the odd split up there, ha. I can at least say that Hoenn had plenty of reasons to use your bike and it seemed like a much more open region.

 

[chella182]

When I'm going through places first time I usually don't use it, but after that, I use it all the time! Much faster and (if I'm not mistaken) when you're more likely to bump into wild Pokémon if you're riding your bike in long grass, which can be useful if you're looking for stuff.

And, as someone already said, it's useful if you're trying to hatch eggs. Gets it done quicker, anyway.

 

[Aeroplane]

I prefer running really, depending on the game, the bike can be too fast and you pass everything up and it gets kinda anti-productive.

 

[Katie the Friendly Ghost]

hey guys how often do you use your bike?
I USED TO USE IT EVERY WHERE BUT NOW I WALK (ITS HEALTHIER OR IS IT)

Biking is pretty healthy haha.

I use the bike everywhere except in grass. Idk if the encounter rate goes up or what, but I just hate it.