No.982Gen 9 (Paldea)
Dudunsparce in Japanese
ノココッチ
Nokokotchi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ノno
コko
コko
ッdouble next
チchi
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon uses its hard tail to make its nest by boring holes into bedrock deep underground. The nest can reach lengths of over six miles.硬い尻尾で地中深くの岩盤に穴を開け、巣を作る。巣は10キロ以上に及ぶこともある。
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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