No.580Gen 5 (Unova)
Ducklett in Japanese
コアルヒー
Koaruhī
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
コko
アa
ルru
ヒhi
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
They are better at swimming than flying, and they happily eat their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater.飛ぶより泳ぐのが得意。水中に潜りながら好物の泥炭を美味しそうに食べる。
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