No.715Gen 6 (Kalos)
Noivern in Japanese
オンバーン
Onbān
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オo
ンn
バba
ーlong vowel
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Flying through the darkness, it weakens enemies with ultrasonic waves that could crush stone. Its fangs finish the fight.暗闇を飛び回り、石を砕くほどの超音波で敵を弱らせ、牙でとどめを刺す。
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