No.095Gen 1 (Kanto)
Onix in Japanese
イワーク
Iwāku
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イi
ワwa
ーlong vowel
クku
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This chain of immense stones resembles a giant serpent. Tremors shake the earth above as it burrows deep beneath the ground, feeding on boulders as it goes.この巨大な石の連なりは、巨大な蛇に似ている。地中深く潜り込み、岩を食らいながら進むため、地上の地面が震える。
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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