No.551Gen 5 (Unova)
Sandile in Japanese
メグロコ
Meguroko
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メme
グgu
ロro
コko
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Sandile is small, but its legs and lower body are powerful. Pushing sand aside as it goes, Sandile moves through the desert as if it’s swimming.小柄ながら脚と下半身は力強く、砂をかき分け泳ぐように砂漠を進みます。
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