No.246Gen 2 (Johto)
Larvitar in Japanese
ヨーギラス
Yōgirasu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヨyo
ーlong vowel
ギgi
ラra
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It feeds on soil. After it has eaten a large mountain, it will fall asleep so it can grow.土を食べて成長する。大きな山を食べ尽くすと、成長のために眠りにつく。
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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