No.157Gen 2 (Johto)
Typhlosion in Japanese
バクフーン
Bakufūn
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バba
クku
フfu
ーlong vowel
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Said to purify lost, forsaken souls with its flames and guide them to the afterlife. I believe its form has been influenced by the energy of the sacred mountain towering at Hisui's center.迷える魂や見捨てられた魂を炎で浄化し、死後の世界へと導くと言われている。その姿は、ヒスイの中心にそびえ立つ聖なる山のエネルギーに影響を受けているのだろう。
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