No.099Gen 1 (Kanto)
Kingler in Japanese
キングラー
Kingurā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
キki
ンn
グgu
ラra
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its oversized claw is very powerful, but when it’s not in battle, the claw just gets in the way.巨大な爪は非常に強力だが、戦闘時以外は邪魔になるだけだ。
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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