No.565Gen 5 (Unova)
Carracosta in Japanese
アバゴーラ
Abagōra
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アa
バba
ゴgo
ーlong vowel
ラra
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon emerges from the water in search of prey despite the fact that it moves more slowly on land.陸では遅いが、水中から獲物を求めて現れます。
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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