No.530Gen 5 (Unova)
Excadrill in Japanese
ドリュウズ
Doryūzu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ドdo
リュryu
ウu
ズzu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph.“ドリルキング”と呼ばれ、時速90マイル以上で地中を掘り進みます。
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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