No.647Gen 5 (Unova)
Keldeo in Japanese
ケルディオ
Kerudio
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ケke
ルru
ディdi
オo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
They say that Keldeo must survive harsh battles and fully develop the horn on its forehead before this Pokémon’s true power will awaken.厳しい戦いを生き抜き、額の角を完全に発達させて初めて真の力が目覚めると言われる。
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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