No.435Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Skuntank in Japanese
スカタンク
Sukatanku
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
スsu
カka
タta
ンn
クku
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Sprays a poisonous fluid to take down prey. Sometimes, unable to stomach the stench of its own fluid, it leaves the bested prey uneaten.有毒な液体を噴射して獲物を仕留めます。悪臭に耐えられず獲物を放置することもあります。
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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