No.004Gen 1 (Kanto)
Charmander in Japanese
ヒトカゲ
Hitokage
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ヒhi
トto
カka
ゲge
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out.生まれた時から尻尾の先に炎が燃えている。炎が消えると命を落とす。
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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