No.080Gen 1 (Kanto)
Slowbro in Japanese
ヤドラン
Yadoran
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ヤya
ドdo
ラra
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Being bitten by a Shellder shocked this Pokémon into standing on two legs. If the Shellder lets go, it seems Slowbro will turn back into a Slowpoke.シェルダーに噛まれたことで、このポケモンは二足歩行するようになった。シェルダーが離れると、ヤドンに戻るようだ。
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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