No.450Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Hippowdon in Japanese
カバルドン
Kabarudon
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カka
バba
ルru
ドdo
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.短気で暴れやすい。砂嵐を巻き起こし、敵を粉砕します。
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