No.207Gen 2 (Johto)
Gligar in Japanese
グライガー
Guraigā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
グgu
ラra
イi
ガga
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its tail is tipped by a thick, horrible stinger. To bring down prey, it will first obscure their vision by covering their faces with its body, and then it will use the stinger to inject them with venom.尻尾の先には太くて恐ろしい毒針がある。獲物を仕留めるには、まず自分の体で獲物の顔を覆い、視界を遮ってから毒針で毒を注入する。
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