No.309Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Electrike in Japanese
ラクライ
Rakurai
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
クku
ラra
イi
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “ラクライ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It stores electricity in its fur. It gives off sparks from all over its body in seasons when the air is dry.毛皮に電気を蓄え、乾燥した季節には体中から火花を散らします。
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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