No.204Gen 2 (Johto)
Pineco in Japanese
クヌギダマ
Kunugidama
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クku
ヌnu
ギgi
ダda
マma
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It sticks tree bark to itself with its saliva, making itself thicker and larger. Elderly Pineco are ridiculously huge.唾液で木の皮を自分自身に貼り付け、自分自身を厚く大きくします。年老いたクヌギダマは途方もなく巨大です。
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