No.825Gen 8 (Galar)
Dottler in Japanese
レドームシ
Redōmushi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
レre
ドdo
ーlong vowel
ムmu
シshi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution.殻の中で成長しながらサイキック能力で外界を監視し、進化の準備をする。
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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