No.107Gen 1 (Kanto)
Hitmonchan in Japanese
エビワラー
Ebiwarā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
エe
ビbi
ワwa
ラra
ーlong vowel
💡 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
Its punches slice the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes.空気を切り裂くパンチ。ただし、3分の戦いには休憩が必要なようだ。
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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