No.453Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Croagunk in Japanese
グレッグル
Guregguru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
グgu
レre
ッdouble next
グgu
ルru
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
A poison wielder with a dastardly personality. Despite such qualities, this species is afforded a measure of popularity due to its peculiar cry and comical features.卑劣な毒使いだが、独特の鳴き声とコミカルな動きで人気があります。
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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