No.037Gen 1 (Kanto)
Vulpix in Japanese
ロコン
Rokon
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ロro
コko
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
In its belly burns a fire, which Vulpix spits out in the form of fireballs. When young, this Pokémon has but one white tail. As the Pokémon matures, this single tail splits into six.お腹には炎が燃え、それを火の玉にして吐き出す。幼い頃は白い尻尾が一本しかないが、成長するにつれて六本に分かれる。
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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