No.190Gen 2 (Johto)
Aipom in Japanese
エイパム
Eipamu
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エe
イi
パpa
ムmu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This treetop dweller possesses a tail as dexterous as a hand. Ancient writings describe this Pokémon as a one-armed oddity.この木の上の住人は、手のように器用な尻尾を持つ。古代の文献では、このポケモンは片腕の奇妙な生き物として記述されている。
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