No.650Gen 6 (Kalos)
Chespin in Japanese
ハリマロン
Harimaron
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ハha
リri
マma
ロro
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Such a thick shell of wood covers its head and back that even a direct hit from a truck wouldn’t faze it.頭と背中の分厚い木の甲羅は、トラックの直撃にも耐える。
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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