Minccino (Japanese: チラーミィ Chillarmy) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Cinccino when exposed to a Shiny Stone.
Biology
Minccino is a furry, gray chinchilla-like Pokémon with scruffs of fur on its head and neck. It has large ears on the sides of its head, with red insides partly covered by tufts of fur. It has large, brown eyes and a small, dot-like nose. Its limbs are somewhat rounded and small, and its ears and tail have white tips. The tail is also long and particularly furry. This tail acts like a broom or mop, as Minccino uses it to clean its den. Minccino also uses the tail to brush others of its species as a form of greeting; the one with the fluffier tail will be more prideful. It has a fondness for shiny objects and prefers clean habitats, and it is obsessed with cleaning dirty items. Minccino always keeps its tail clean; when it gets dirty, Minccino will wash it in clean spring water.
Prior to Generation VIII, Tail Slap was its signature move, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.
Evolution
Minccino evolves into Cinccino.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Bianca's Minccino debuted in Minccino—Neat and Tidy!, where he was initially a wild Pokémon. After he stole Ash's new Badge case in order to clean it, Bianca caught him.
Other
In PK22, a Minccino would frequently Sing, causing Meowth and Team Rocket's other Pokémon to fall asleep, which would make it angry and puff up, much like the roles of Jigglypuff and Marill.
In There's a New Gym Leader in Town!, multiple Minccino were scared by the loud intercom at Cheren's Trainers' School.
In Gotta Catch a What?!, James pulled a Minccino from the Rocket Prize Master and used it to battle Ash and Goh in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Ash's Pikachu, Goh's Pikachu, and multiple wild Pikachu.
Minor appearances
Minccino debuted in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, under the ownership of a child. It was seen running alongside some children in the streets of Nuvema Town.
In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, a little boy's Minccino was being examined by an S-class Pokémon Connoisseur. Multiple Trainers' Minccino were also seen at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.
A Minccino appeared in Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!.
In a flashback in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, a Minccino was one of Iris's Pokémon friends when she was little in the Village of Dragons.
Three Minccino appeared in Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!.
In A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!, a Trainer's Minccino participated in a fishing competition.
In White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, a Minccino was in Mannes's garden.
Multiple Minccino appeared in A Maractus Musical!.
In The Lonely Deino!, multiple Minccino were under Bobby's care.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Cilan Takes Flight.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
In Clash of the Connoisseurs!, a Minccino was living in Stonesthrow Town.
A Minccino physically appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. Multiple Minccino also appeared during the Swords of Justice legend.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Jostling for the Junior Cup!.
In A Village Homecoming!, the elder's flashback featured a Minccino.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
A Minccino appeared in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, under the ownership of Katharine.
A Minccino appeared in a flashback in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.
Multiple Minccino appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog! as some of the Pokémon living at N's hideout.
In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a Trainer's Minccino was on the cruise ship.
In a flashback in The Island of Illusions!, a Trainer's Minccino was seen at the Grand Spectrala Islet Pokémon Center.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, Mewtwo's flashback featured a Minccino.
Two Minccino appeared in The Journalist from Another Region!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other appearing in a fantasy or a flashback.
A Minccino appeared in a flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, two Minccino were living at the Nebel Plateau.
In Real Life...Inquire Within!, a Trainer's Minccino received treatment from Ash and his classmates at the Pokémon Center. Once they were finished, Lillie gave it back to its Trainer.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Minccino competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
Two Trainers' Minccino appeared in Restore and Renew!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW013
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Minccino
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Bianca's Pokédex
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Minccino, the Chinchilla Pokémon. Minccino loves shiny things and will use its tail as a brush to clean any objects that are dirty.
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Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in Buddy.
POKÉTOON
A Minccino appeared in The Slugma-Powered Home under the ownership of Anna's grandparents.
Pokémon Evolutions
A Minccino briefly appeared in The Plan, under the ownership of a School Kid who was listening to Ghetsis's speech in Accumula Town.
In the manga
Movie adaptations
A Minccino appeared in the manga adaptation of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as a resident of the Nebel Plateau.
Pocket Monsters BW
A Minccino appeared in PMBW41.
Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners
A Minccino first appeared in BWGP03, under the ownership of Mashiro.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
A Minccino appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.
Pokémon Adventures
Like in the games, Professor Juniper owns a Minccino. She uses her tail to help with cleaning and debuted in Fussing and Fighting.
A Trainer's Minccino appeared in An Odd Speech and Frozen World.
A Minccino appeared in a flashback in A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense, under the ownership of Geoff. It is now his Cinccino.
A Minccino appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in Nimbasa's Pokémon Musical.
A Minccino had a cameo appearance as one of the Pokémon employed by the BW Agency in Growing Pains.
A Minccino appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.
A Minccino liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.
A Minccino appeared in the Wild Area in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment.
A Minccino appeared in PASS29 during the Darkest Day.
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
A Minccino appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi's Worries.
A Minccino appeared in The Black Scroll: Nobunaga's Ambition.
In the TCG
- Main article: Minccino (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #078
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Unova B2W2: #107
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Black
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They greet one another by rubbing each other with their tails, which are always kept well groomed and clean.
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White
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These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms.
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Black 2
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Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails.
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Y
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These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms.
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Omega Ruby
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Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails.
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Alpha Sapphire
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These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms.
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #266
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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A clean freak that will not allow even the slightest mess, it uses its tail like a mop to thoroughly clean any and all filth.
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Ultra Moon
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When its tail has gotten dirty from self-cleaning or from cleaning its nest, Minccino spends a whole day washing its tail in clean spring water.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #050
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Sword
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The way it brushes away grime with its tail can be helpful when cleaning. But its focus on spotlessness can make cleaning more of a hassle.
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Shield
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They pet each other with their tails as a form of greeting. Of the two, the one whose tail is fluffier is a bit more boastful.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #—
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Kitakami #—
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Blueberry #111
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Scarlet
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When its tail has gotten dirty from self-cleaning or from cleaning its nest, Minccino spends a whole day washing its tail in clean springwater.
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Violet
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These Pokémon like things neat and tidy. They are always sweeping and dusting their habitat, using their tails as brooms.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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Total: 300
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Minccino is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minccino
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Minccino
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minccino
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Minccino
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Minccino in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Minccino in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minccino
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Minccino
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minccino
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Minccino
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Minccino
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Minccino
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 49
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Base Attack: 67
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Base Defense: 45
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Base Speed: 60
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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She loves to clean up the Area. She doesn't throw everything away, though. She kept the thing Trubbish dropped until she could give it back.
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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Trivia
- The Poké Toy item is based on Minccino's tail.
- It is possible for the Minccino that appears in the "world of Pokémon" intro in Pokémon Black and White to be Shiny.
- Minccino and its evolved form were designed by Atsuko Nishida, and almost no changes were made to her original designs. They were intended to be parallels of Kanto's Clefairy and Clefable; Pokémon that everyone would think was cute. Nishida was hired specifically for her reputation in Game Freak for her skill in designing cute characters.[1]
- Minccino is the only Pokémon to be part of the "world of Pokémon" intro that evolves in its games' sequel, evolving into Cinccino between the events of Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
Origin
Minccino seems to be based on a chinchilla. Its tail may be based on feather dusters or brooms, as they use their tails to clean their dens.
Name origin
Minccino may be a combination of mini (referring to its miniature size), mink (an animal known for its fur and its use in women's clothing), or mince (to make smaller), and chinchilla or chino cloth. The suffix -ino or -cino is also a diminutive to denote something small.
Chillarmy may be a combination of chinchilla and charming.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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チラーミィ Chillarmy
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From chinchilla and charming
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French
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Chinchidou
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From chinchilla and doux
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Spanish
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Minccino
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Same as English name
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German
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Picochilla
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From piccolo or picobello and Chinchilla
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Italian
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Minccino
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Same as English name
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Korean
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치라미 Chillarmy
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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泡沫栗鼠 Pàomòlìshǔ
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From 泡沫 pàomò and 栗鼠 lìshǔ
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Cantonese Chinese
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泡沫栗鼠 Póuhmutleuhtsyú
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From 泡沫 póuhmut and 栗鼠 leuhtsyú
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More languages
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Croatian
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Mincinno
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From the English name
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Russian
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Минччино Minchchino
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Transcription of English name
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Serbian
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Minćino
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From the English name
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Thai
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จิลามี Chilami
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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