No.051Gen 1 (Kanto)
Dugtrio in Japanese
ダグトリオ
Dagutorio
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ダda
グgu
トto
リri
オo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
These Diglett triplets dig over 60 miles below sea level. No one knows what it’s like underground.この3匹のディグダは海面下60マイル以上も掘り進む。地下がどんなところかは誰も知らない。
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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