No.630Gen 5 (Unova)
Mandibuzz in Japanese
バルジーナ
Barujīna
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
バba
ルru
ジji
ーlong vowel
ナna
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
They adorn themselves with bones. There seem to be fashion trends among them, as different bones come into and fall out of popularity.骨で身を飾る。流行があり、人気の骨の種類は時代によって変わる。
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