No.487Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Giratina in Japanese
ギラティナ
Giratina
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ギgi
ラra
ティti
ナna
💡 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 is one Hisuian verse that tells of a powerful light creating a deep shadow. I imagine that this deep shadow is Giratina.強い光が深い影を生むという詩があり、その影こそギラティナだと考えられています。
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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