No.689Gen 6 (Kalos)
Barbaracle in Japanese
ガメノデス
Gamenodesu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ガga
メme
ノno
デde
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Having an eye on each palm allows it to keep watch in all directions. In a pinch, its limbs start to act on their own to ensure the enemy’s defeat.手のひらに目があり全方向を監視できる。四肢が自律的に動き敵を確実に倒す。
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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