No.909Gen 9 (Paldea)
Fuecoco in Japanese
ホゲータ
Hogēta
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ホho
ゲge
ーlong vowel
タta
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It lies on warm rocks and uses the heat absorbed by its square-shaped scales to create fire energy.温かい岩の上に寝そべり、四角いウロコが吸収した熱を炎のエネルギーへと変換する。
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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