No.295Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Exploud in Japanese
バクオング
Bakuongu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
バba
クku
オo
ンn
グgu
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “バクオング” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon can do more than just shout. To communicate with others of its kind, it’ll emit all sorts of sounds from the holes in its body.叫ぶだけでなく、体の穴から様々な音を発して仲間とコミュニケーションを取ります。
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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