No.032Gen 1 (Kanto)
Nidoran♂ in Japanese
ニドラン♂
Nidoran ♂
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ニni
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its large ears flap as it hears distant sounds. When angered, it extends its venomous stinger.耳が大きく遠くの音を聞くときはばたくように動く。怒ると毒針を出す。
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