No.636Gen 5 (Unova)
Larvesta in Japanese
メラルバ
Meraruba
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
メme
ラra
ルru
バba
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Larvesta’s body is warm all over. It spouts fire from the tips of its horns to intimidate predators and scare prey.体全体が温かく、角の先端から炎を噴き出して捕食者を威嚇し、獲物を怯えさせる。
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