No.142Gen 1 (Kanto)
Aerodactyl in Japanese
プテラ
Putera
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プpu
テte
ラra
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Aerodactyl’s sawlike fangs can shred skin to tatters—even the skin of Steel-type Pokémon.プテラのノコギリのような牙は、鋼タイプのポケモンの皮膚さえもズタズタに引き裂くことができる。
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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