No.412Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Burmy in Japanese
ミノムッチ
Minomutchi
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ミmi
ノno
ムmu
ッdouble next
チchi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
If its cloak is even slightly damaged, Burmy will immediately repair it with whatever is close at hand. The Pokémon within the cloak is scrawny and vulnerable to the cold.マントが傷つくとすぐに周囲の素材で修復します。中の本体は痩せており寒さに弱い。
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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