No.009Gen 1 (Kanto)
Blastoise in Japanese
カメックス
Kamekkusu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
カka
メme
ッdouble next
クku
スsu
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel.甲羅のロケット砲から、厚い鋼鉄に穴を開けるほどの強力な水の噴射を放つ。
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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