No.084Gen 1 (Kanto)
Doduo in Japanese
ドードー
Dōdō
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ドdo
ーlong vowel
ドdo
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its short wings make flying difficult. Instead, this Pokémon runs at high speed on developed legs.翼が短いため飛行は困難です。代わりに、発達した脚で高速で走ります。
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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