No.310Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Manectric in Japanese
ライボルト
Raiboruto
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
イi
ボbo
ルru
トto
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It rarely appears before people. It is said to nest where lightning has fallen.滅多に人前に姿を見せません。雷が落ちた場所に巣を作ると言われています。
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