No.509Gen 5 (Unova)
Purrloin in Japanese
チョロネコ
Choroneko
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
チョcho
ロro
ネne
コko
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Opponents that get drawn in by its adorable behavior come away with stinging scratches from its claws and stinging pride from its laughter.愛らしい仕草で油断させ、爪で傷を負わせたうえに嘲笑してプライドを傷つけます。
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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