No.264Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Linoone in Japanese
マッスグマ
Massuguma
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マma
ッdouble next
スsu
グgu
マma
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It uses its explosive speed and razor-sharp claws to bring down prey. Running along winding paths is not its strong suit.爆発的なスピードと鋭い爪を使って獲物を仕留めます。曲がりくねった道を走るのは苦手です。
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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