No.609Gen 5 (Unova)
Chandelure in Japanese
シャンデラ
Shandera
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
シャsha
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デde
ラra
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
In homes illuminated by Chandelure instead of lights, funerals were a constant occurrence— or so it’s said.灯りとして使われていた場所では葬儀が頻繁に行われていたと言われる。
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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