No.617Gen 5 (Unova)
Accelgor in Japanese
アギルダー
Agirudā
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アa
ギgi
ルru
ダda
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Discarding its shell made it nimble. To keep itself from dehydrating, it wraps its body in bands of membrane.殻を脱ぎ捨て俊敏になった。脱水を防ぐため体を膜で覆う。
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