No.226Gen 2 (Johto)
Mantine in Japanese
マンタイン
Mantain
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
マma
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タta
イi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This calm and gentle Pokémon swims gracefully through the sea. After building speed, it can leap out of the water. It is often misidentified as a bird Pokémon due to this behavior.穏やかで優しいこのポケモンは、海を優雅に泳ぎます。スピードを上げると、水面から飛び上がることができます。この行動のため、しばしば鳥ポケモンと間違えられる。
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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