No.087Gen 1 (Kanto)
Dewgong in Japanese
ジュゴン
Jugon
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ジュju
ゴgo
ンn
💡 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
Its entire body is a snowy white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.全身が雪のように白いです。極寒にもびくともせず、氷水の中でも力強く泳ぎます。
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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