No.282Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Gardevoir in Japanese
サーナイト
Sānaito
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
サsa
ーlong vowel
ナna
イi
トto
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It will dedicate itself to defending a master it has come to adore. Its pure white dress, reminiscent of those worn by ladies of nobility, is the dress of one who is willing to risk their life.敬愛する主を守ることに身を捧げる。貴族の貴婦人が着る純白のドレスは、命を賭す者の装いだ。
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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