No.135Gen 1 (Kanto)
Jolteon in Japanese
サンダース
Sandāsu
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サsa
ンn
ダda
ーlong vowel
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Bristles its fur into sharp, needlelike points when enraged. One can hear electricity crackle in its breath when it exhales.怒ると毛を鋭い針のように逆立てる。息を吐くと電気がパチパチと音を立てるのが聞こえる。
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