No.195Gen 2 (Johto)
Quagsire in Japanese
ヌオー
Nuō
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ヌnu
オo
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its body is always slimy. It often bangs its head on the river bottom as it swims but seems not to care.体は常にぬるぬるしている。泳ぐときに川底に頭をぶつけることが多いが、気にしていないようだ。
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