No.127Gen 1 (Kanto)
Pinsir in Japanese
カイロス
Kairosu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
カka
イi
ロro
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon clamps its pincers down on its prey and then either splits the prey in half or flings it away.このポケモンは獲物にハサミを挟み込み、真っ二つに割るか、投げ飛ばす。
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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