No.465Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Tangrowth in Japanese
モジャンボ
Mojanbo
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モmo
ジャja
ンn
ボbo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Draped with long vines, it resembles a shrub in appearance. It swings bundles of vines as though they were arms, wrapping them around prey to ensnare them.長い蔓で覆われ、低木のように見える。蔓を腕のように振り回し獲物を捕らえます。
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