No.251Gen 2 (Johto)
Celebi in Japanese
セレビィ
Serebi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
セse
レre
ビィbi
💡 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 3 characters above and you can read “セレビィ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon traveled through time to come from the future. It bolsters grass and trees with its own strength, and it can heal wounds, too.このポケモンは未来から時空を超えてやってきた。草木を自身の力で支え、傷を癒すこともできる。
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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