No.597Gen 5 (Unova)
Ferroseed in Japanese
テッシード
Tesshīdo
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テte
ッdouble next
シshi
ーlong vowel
ドdo
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
💡 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
Mossy caves are their preferred dwellings. Enzymes contained in mosses help Ferroseed’s spikes grow big and strong.苔むした洞窟を好む。コケは棘を大きく強く成長させるのに役立つ。
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