No.473Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Mamoswine in Japanese
マンムー
Manmū
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マma
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ムmu
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This species reached its zenith during the period known as the ice age. I suspect that Hisui's frigid climate is in harmony with Mamoswine's constitution, thus awakening hidden potential.氷河期に繁栄した種。ヒスイの寒冷気候が潜在能力を引き出したと考えられます。
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