No.063Gen 1 (Kanto)
Abra in Japanese
ケーシィ
Kēshi
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ケke
ーlong vowel
シィshi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Spends 18 hours of the day sleeping. Even while asleep, Abra can control its psychic powers—should danger approach, the Pokémon will simply teleport away.1日のうち18時間を眠って過ごす。眠っている間も超能力を操ることができ、危険が迫るとテレポートで逃げてしまう。
The Japanese text is a translation of the English entry, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana. Try to spot the katakana words!
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