No.589Gen 5 (Unova)
Escavalier in Japanese
シュバルゴ
Shubarugo
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シュshu
バba
ルru
ゴgo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It charges its enemies, lances at the ready. An image of one of its duels is captured in a famous painting of Escavalier clashing with Sirfetch’d.槍を構えて敵に突進する。シュバルゴとネギガナイトの決闘を描いた有名な絵画が残っている。
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