No.449Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Hippopotas in Japanese
ヒポポタス
Hipopotasu
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ヒhi
ポpo
ポpo
タta
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.大きく鈍重だが、砂に潜むため発見が難しい。興奮すると鼻から砂を噴き出します。
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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