No.416Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Vespiquen in Japanese
ビークイン
Bīkuin
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ビbi
ーlong vowel
クku
イi
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Commands its subjects to build its hive. It will dispatch any interlopers who dare sneak into its nest and use them as nourishment for itself.臣下に巣作りを命じ、侵入者を追い出して自らの栄養源とします。
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