No.782Gen 7 (Alola)
Jangmo-o in Japanese
ジャラコ
Jarako
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ジャja
ラra
コko
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Jangmo-o strikes its scales to communicate with others of its kind. Its scales are actually fur that’s become as hard as metal.鱗を叩き合わせて仲間とコミュニケーションを取る。鱗は金属のように硬くなった毛皮。
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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