No.608Gen 5 (Unova)
Lampent in Japanese
ランプラー
Ranpurā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
ンn
プpu
ラra
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It lurks in cities, pretending to be a lamp. Once it finds someone whose death is near, it will trail quietly after them.街に潜みランプのふりをする。死期が近い者を見つけると静かに後をつける。
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