No.459Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Snover in Japanese
ユキカブリ
Yukikaburi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ユyu
キki
カka
ブbu
リri
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
One is likely to encounter this Pokémon while out in the snow. There are stories of Snover appearing in human settlements but doing no harm—rather, they bond with the children.雪の中で遭遇することがある。人に害はなく、子供と仲良くなることもあります。
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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