No.677Gen 6 (Kalos)
Espurr in Japanese
ニャスパー
Nyasupā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニャnya
スsu
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
There’s enough psychic power in Espurr to send a wrestler flying, but because this power can’t be controlled, Espurr finds it troublesome.強力なサイコキネシスを持つが制御できず、自身もその力を厄介に感じている。
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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