No.973Gen 9 (Paldea)
Flamigo in Japanese
カラミンゴ
Karamingo
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カka
ラra
ミmi
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ゴgo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon apparently ties the base of its neck into a knot so that energy stored in its belly does not escape from its beak.腹に蓄えたエネルギーがくちばしから漏れないよう、首の付け根を結んでいるらしい。
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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