No.603Gen 5 (Unova)
Eelektrik in Japanese
シビビール
Shibibīru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
シshi
ビbi
ビbi
ーlong vowel
ルru
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
These Pokémon have a big appetite. When they spot their prey, they attack it and paralyze it with electricity.食欲旺盛で、獲物を見つけると攻撃し電気で麻痺させる。
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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