No.713Gen 6 (Kalos)
Avalugg in Japanese
クレベース
Kurebēsu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
クku
レre
ベbe
ーlong vowel
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The armor of ice covering its lower jaw puts steel to shame and can shatter rocks with ease. This Pokémon barrels along steep mountain paths, cleaving through the deep snow.下顎を覆う氷の鎧は鋼鉄以上の硬さ。深い雪を切り裂き険しい山道を疾走する。
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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