No.559Gen 5 (Unova)
Scraggy in Japanese
ズルッグ
Zuruggu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ズzu
ルru
ッdouble next
グgu
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It protects itself with its durable skin. It’s thought that this Pokémon will evolve once its skin has completely stretched out.丈夫な皮で身を守ります。皮が伸びきると進化すると考えられています。
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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