No.363Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Spheal in Japanese
タマザラシ
Tamazarashi
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タta
マma
ザza
ラra
シshi
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
During the season when drift ice approaches the shore, Spheal prefers living on the ice—where fewer predators lurk—rather than the land. Its fur retains heat superbly and resists harsh cold.流氷の季節には陸より氷上を好みます。毛皮は保温性が高く寒さに強いです。
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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