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EN
Even as a pupa, it squirms, developing limbs beneath its hard shell.
JA
蛹の状態でもじっとしておらず、硬い殻の下では手足が既に形成されている。
ZH
即使身为蛹，它也躁动不安，坚硬外壳下已长出手脚。
NO. 0247
Pupitar
en
/pjupɪtɑɹ/
サナギラス
jp
/sanaɡʲiɾasɯ/
(sanagirasu)
沙基拉斯
zh
/shā jī lā sī/
Description
Pupitar debuted in Generation 2 as a Rock/Ground Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as a rock/ground type pokemon introduced in generation 2.
Name Origin
The name Pupitar appears to combine pupae (immobile cocoon stage of an insect) and tar (from Latin ‘tardus' meaning slow).