No.028Gen 1 (Kanto)
Sandslash in Japanese
サンドパン
Sandopan
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サsa
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ドdo
パpa
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree.鋭い爪で木に引っ掛けて登ります。集めた木の実を、木の根元で待っているサンドに落とします。
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