No.768Gen 7 (Alola)
Golisopod in Japanese
グソクムシャ
Gusokumusha
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
グgu
ソso
クku
ムmu
シャsha
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
They live in sunken ships or in holes in the seabed. When Golisopod and Grapploct battle, the loser becomes the winner’s meal.沈没船や海底の穴に生息。オトスパスと戦うと、負けた方が勝者の餌になる。
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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