No.596Gen 5 (Unova)
Galvantula in Japanese
デンチュラ
Denchura
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
デde
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チュchu
ラra
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It lays traps of electrified threads near the nests of bird Pokémon, aiming to snare chicks that are not yet good at flying.鳥ポケモンの巣の近くに電気を帯びた糸の罠を仕掛け、飛ぶのが下手なヒナを捕らえる。
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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