No.047Gen 1 (Kanto)
Parasect in Japanese
パラセクト
Parasekuto
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
パpa
ラra
セse
クku
トto
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Mushroom-lacking specimens of this Pokémon lie unmoving in the forest, lending credence to the hypothesis that the large mushroom is in control of Parasect's actions.キノコのない個体は森の中で動かずに横たわっており、大きなキノコがパラセクトの行動を制御しているという仮説を裏付けている。
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