No.072Gen 1 (Kanto)
Tentacool in Japanese
メノクラゲ
Menokurage
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メme
ノno
クku
ラra
ゲge
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
They fire beams from the glassy, magenta orbs that resemble eyes atop their heads, and they drift in shallow seas. During low tide, they can sometimes be found on beaches, desiccated.頭頂部の目のような、ガラスのようなマゼンタ色の球体からビームを発射し、浅瀬を漂う。干潮時には、干上がった状態で浜辺に打ち上げられていることがある。
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