No.027Gen 1 (Kanto)
Sandshrew in Japanese
サンド
Sando
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サsa
ンn
ドdo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.地面に穴を掘って巣を作る。硬い石がトンネルを掘るのを妨げると、鋭い爪で砕いて掘り続ける。
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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