No.101Gen 1 (Kanto)
Electrode in Japanese
マルマイン
Marumain
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マma
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マma
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The tissue on the surface of its body is curiously similar in composition to an Apricorn. When irritated, this Pokémon lets loose an electric current equal to 20 lightning bolts.体の表面の組織は、なぜかぼんぐりとよく似た成分でできている。イライラすると、雷20発分にあたる電流を放出する。
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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