No.447Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Riolu in Japanese
リオル
Rioru
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リri
オo
ルru
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Though infantile in appearance, it has the mysterious ability to read the minds of humans. The pure of heart are met with Riolu's approval, while those of ill nature earn only its loathing.幼い見た目だが心を読む力を持つ。心が純粋な者には懐き、悪意ある者には嫌悪を示します。
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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