No.646Gen 5 (Unova)
Kyurem in Japanese
キュレム
Kyuremu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
キュkyu
レre
ムmu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It appears that this Pokémon uses its powers over ice to freeze its own body in order to stabilize its cellular structure.氷の力で自らの体を凍らせ、細胞構造を安定させていると考えられる。
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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