No.997Gen 9 (Paldea)
Arctibax in Japanese
セゴール
Segōru
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セse
ゴgo
ーlong vowel
ルru
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Arctibax freezes the air around it, protecting its face with an ice mask and turning its dorsal fin into a blade of ice.周囲の空気を凍らせ、氷の仮面で顔を守り、背びれを氷の刃へと変化させる。
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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