No.724Gen 7 (Alola)
Decidueye in Japanese
ジュナイパー
Junaipā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ジュju
ナna
イi
パpa
ーlong vowel
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💡 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
The air stored inside the rachises of Decidueye's feathers insulates the Pokémon against Hisui's extreme cold. This is firm proof that evolution can be influenced by environment.羽軸に蓄えた空気がヒスイの極寒から身を守る。環境が進化に影響した証拠とされる。
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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