No.720Gen 6 (Kalos)
Hoopa in Japanese
フーパ
Fūpa
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
フfu
ーlong vowel
パpa
💡 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 is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its power sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form.6つのリングと6本の巨大な腕で欲しいものを掴むと言われる。力を封じられると小さな姿に変わる。
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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