No.685Gen 6 (Kalos)
Slurpuff in Japanese
ペロリーム
Perorīmu
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ペpe
ロro
リri
ーlong vowel
ムmu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Slurpuff’s fur contains a lot of air, making it soft to the touch and lighter than it looks.毛皮には空気が多く含まれ、柔らかく軽い触り心地をしている。
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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