No.205Gen 2 (Johto)
Forretress in Japanese
フォレトス
Foretosu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
フォfo
レre
トto
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
In the moment that it gulps down its prey, the inside of its shell is exposed, but to this day, no one has ever seen that sight.獲物を丸呑みする瞬間、甲羅の内側が露出するが、今日まで誰もその光景を見たことがない。
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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