No.614Gen 5 (Unova)
Beartic in Japanese
ツンベアー
Tsunbeā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ツtsu
ンn
ベbe
アa
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It swims energetically through frigid seas. When it gets tired, it freezes the seawater with its breath so it can rest on the ice.冷たい海を力強く泳ぎ、疲れると息で海水を凍らせ氷の上で休む。
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