No.001Gen 1 (Kanto)
Bulbasaur in Japanese
フシギダネ
Fushigidane
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フfu
シshi
ギgi
ダda
ネne
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
While it is young, it uses the nutrients that are stored in the seed on its back in order to grow.幼体の間は、背中の種子に蓄えられた栄養分を使って成長する。
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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