No.219Gen 2 (Johto)
Magcargo in Japanese
マグカルゴ
Magukarugo
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マma
グgu
カka
ルru
ゴgo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Magcargo’s body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Water is vaporized on contact. If this Pokémon is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog.マグカルゴの体温は約18,000度です。水は触れると蒸発します。このポケモンが雨に降られると、雨粒は瞬時に蒸気に変わり、周囲を濃い霧で覆います。
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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