No.337Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Lunatone in Japanese
ルナトーン
Runatōn
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ルru
ナna
トto
ーlong vowel
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It was discovered at the site of a meteor strike 40 years ago. Its stare can lull its foes to sleep.40年前の隕石衝突現場で発見されました。視線を浴びると眠りに落ちると言われています。
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