No.418Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Buizel in Japanese
ブイゼル
Buizeru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ブbu
イi
ゼze
ルru
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It moves freely in the water by spinning its forked tail for propulsion. The resemblance to the screw of a steamboat is coincidental.二股の尾をスクリューのように回転させて水中を自在に泳ぎます。
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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