No.454Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Toxicroak in Japanese
ドクロッグ
Dokuroggu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ドdo
クku
ロro
ッdouble next
グgu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its crimson claws contain a virulent toxin. This toxin can be made into a tonic by diluting it, mixing it with several types of wild grass, and boiling it down over two days.真紅の爪には猛毒が含まれます。毒を薄め野草と煮詰めると強壮剤になります。
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