No.208Gen 2 (Johto)
Steelix in Japanese
ハガネール
Haganēru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ハha
ガga
ネne
ーlong vowel
ルru
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon evolved through use of a strange item. Its body is coated with steel powder and notably hard—not even diamond can leave so much as a scratch.このポケモンは奇妙なアイテムを使って進化した。その体は鋼鉄の粉で覆われており、非常に硬い。ダイヤモンドですら傷一つつけられない。
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