No.237Gen 2 (Johto)
Hitmontop in Japanese
カポエラー
Kapoerā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
カka
ポpo
エe
ラra
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
After doing a handstand to throw off the opponent’s timing, it presents its fancy kick moves.逆立ちをして相手のタイミングを狂わせた後、華麗なキック技を繰り出す。
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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