No.218Gen 2 (Johto)
Slugma in Japanese
マグマッグ
Magumaggu
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マma
グgu
マma
ッdouble next
グgu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Slugma does not have any blood in its body. Instead, intensely hot magma circulates throughout this Pokémon’s body, carrying essential nutrients and oxygen to its organs.マグマッグの体には血液がありません。代わりに、このポケモンの体内には高温のマグマが循環し、必要な栄養素と酸素を臓器に運びます。
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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