No.1022Gen 9 (Paldea)
Iron Boulder in Japanese
テツノイワオ
Tetsunoiwao
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
テte
ツtsu
ノno
イi
ワwa
オo
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 6 characters above and you can read “テツノイワオ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It resembles a Pokémon described in a dubious magazine as a Terrakion that had been modified by an evil organization.悪の組織に改造されたテラキオンとして、オカルト雑誌に載っていたポケモンに似ている。
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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