No.152Gen 2 (Johto)
Chikorita in Japanese
チコリータ
Chikorīta
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
チchi
コko
リri
ーlong vowel
タta
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
In battle, Chikorita waves its leaf around to keep the foe at bay. However, a sweet fragrance also wafts from the leaf, becalming the battling Pokémon and creating a cozy, friendly atmosphere all around.バトル中、チコリータは葉を振り回して敵を寄せ付けません。また、葉からは甘い香りが漂い、バトル中のポケモンを落ち着かせ、周囲に心地よく友好的な雰囲気を作り出します。
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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