No.362Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Glalie in Japanese
オニゴーリ
Onigōri
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
オo
ニni
ゴgo
ーlong vowel
リri
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It covers its body with an armor of ice harder than steel. Uses its breath to freeze prey, which it then devours as if they were frozen desserts.鋼より硬い氷の鎧で身を覆い、息で獲物を凍らせて食べます。
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