No.389Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Torterra in Japanese
ドダイトス
Dodaitosu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ドdo
ダda
イi
トto
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This remarkable, large-bodied Pokémon would serve beautifully as borrowed scenery for a garden, and its strength is peerless. Torterra roams the wilderness in search of clean water.庭園の景観としても映える大きな体を持ち、強さは圧倒的。きれいな水を求めて荒野を歩きます。
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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