No.380Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Latias in Japanese
ラティアス
Ratiasu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
ティti
アa
スsu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “ラティアス” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Latias is highly intelligent and capable of understanding human speech. It is covered with a glass-like down. The Pokémon enfolds its body with its down and refracts light to alter its appearance.非常に知能が高く人間の言葉を理解します。ガラスのような羽毛で光を屈折させ姿を変えます。
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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