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Dratini
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Long considered a mythical Pokémon until recently when a small colony was found living underwater.
The existence of this mythical Pokémon was only recently confirmed by a fisherman who caught one.
Even the young can exceed 6.5 feet in length. It grows larger by repeatedly shedding skin.
It is born large to start with. It repeatedly sheds its skin as it steadily grows longer.
This Pokémon is full of life energy. It continually sheds its skin and grows steadily larger.
It sheds many layers of skin as it grows larger. During this process, it is protected by a rapid waterfall.
Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
A Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
It is called the "Mirage Pokémon" because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found.
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Sugimori
Needs better cutting out, I know.
