No.093Gen 1 (Kanto)
Haunter in Japanese
ゴースト
Gōsuto
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ゴgo
ーlong vowel
スsu
トto
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This frightful, malevolent spirit can glide through walls, appearing wherever it likes. According to rumor, victims of a Haunter's lick will wither to death day by day.この恐ろしく邪悪な精霊は壁をすり抜け、好きな場所に現れる。噂によると、ゴーストに舐められた者は日ごとに衰弱して死んでいく。
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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