No.564Gen 5 (Unova)
Tirtouga in Japanese
プロトーガ
Purotōga
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プpu
ロro
トto
ーlong vowel
ガga
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Tirtouga is considered to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was restored to life from a fossil.多くのカメポケモンの祖先とされ、化石から復元されました。
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