No.431Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Glameow in Japanese
ニャルマー
Nyarumā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニャnya
ルru
マma
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Bewitches humans with its helical tail and piercing gaze. Its hidden claws are quite sharp as well, making this Pokémon an exceedingly tricky opponent if antagonized.螺旋状の尻尾と鋭い眼差しで人を魅了します。隠れた爪は非常に鋭く、敵に回すと厄介です。
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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