No.112Gen 1 (Kanto)
Rhydon in Japanese
サイドン
Saidon
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サsa
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ドdo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Rapidly rotates its horn to bore through bedrock. It swaggers around volcanic regions, protected from the lava's heat by its tough, armorlike hide.角を高速回転させて岩盤を掘り進む。火山地帯を闊歩し、頑丈な鎧のような皮膚で溶岩の熱から身を守っている。
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