No.050Gen 1 (Kanto)
Diglett in Japanese
ディグダ
Diguda
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ディdi
グgu
ダda
💡 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
It burrows through the ground at a shallow depth. It leaves raised earth in its wake, making it easy to spot.浅い深さで地面を掘り進む。掘り進んだ跡に盛り土が残るので、見つけやすい。
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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