No.723Gen 7 (Alola)
Dartrix in Japanese
フクスロー
Fukusurō
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
フfu
クku
スsu
ロro
ーlong vowel
💡 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
Regularly basks in sunlight to gather power—presumably due to the frigid climate. Nonetheless, the edges of the blade quills set into its wings are keen as ever.極寒の気候のため定期的に日光浴をして力を蓄える。翼の刃のような羽根は相変わらず鋭い。
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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