No.554Gen 5 (Unova)
Darumaka in Japanese
ダルマッカ
Darumakka
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ダda
ルru
マma
ッdouble next
カka
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “ダルマッカ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This popular symbol of good fortune will never fall over in its sleep, no matter how it’s pushed or pulled.幸運の象徴として人気。寝ている間は押しても引いても倒れません。
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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