No.422Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Shellos in Japanese
カラナクシ
Karanakushi
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カka
ラra
ナna
クku
シshi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Found in abundance on seashores bordering warm waters. Shellos are unexpectedly friendly and will crawl toward any person they see. Take care not to get coated in mucus!暖かい海の海岸に多く生息。人懐っこく、見つけると這い寄ってきます。粘液には注意。
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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