No.104Gen 1 (Kanto)
Cubone in Japanese
カラカラ
Karakara
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カka
ラra
カka
ラra
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon wears the skull of its deceased mother. Sometimes Cubone’s dreams make it cry, but each tear Cubone sheds makes it stronger.このポケモンは、亡くなった母親の頭蓋骨を被っています。カラカラは時々夢を見て泣いてしまうが、流す涙の一つ一つがカラカラを強くする。
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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