No.285Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Shroomish in Japanese
キノココ
Kinokoko
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キki
ノno
コko
コko
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
If Shroomish senses danger, it shakes its body and scatters spores from the top of its head. This Pokémon’s spores are so toxic, they make trees and weeds wilt.危険を感じると体を震わせ、頭のてっぺんから胞子をまき散らします。このポケモンの胞子は非常に有毒で、木や雑草を枯れさせます。
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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