No.284Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Masquerain in Japanese
アメモース
Amemōsu
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アa
メme
モmo
ーlong vowel
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its thin, winglike antennae are highly absorbent. It waits out rainy days in tree hollows.その薄い翼のような触角は吸水性に優れています。雨の日は木の洞で待ちます。
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