No.033Gen 1 (Kanto)
Nidorino in Japanese
ニドリーノ
Nidorīno
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニni
ドdo
リri
ーlong vowel
ノno
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It’s nervous and quick to act aggressively. The potency of its poison increases along with the level of adrenaline present in its body.神経質で、すぐに攻撃的になります。体内のアドレナリン濃度が高くなるにつれて、毒の効力も増します。
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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