No.181Gen 2 (Johto)
Ampharos in Japanese
デンリュウ
Denryū
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
デde
ンn
リュryu
ウu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “デンリュウ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its tail shines bright and strong. It has been prized since long ago as a beacon for sailors.尻尾が明るく力強く光る。古くから船乗りの灯台として重宝されてきた。
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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