No.381Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Latios in Japanese
ラティオス
Ratiosu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
ティti
オo
スsu
💡 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
Latios will only open its heart to a Trainer with a compassionate spirit. This Pokémon can fly faster than a jet plane by folding its forelegs to minimize air resistance.慈悲深い心を持つトレーナーにのみ心を開きます。前足を折りたたんでジェット機より速く飛びます。
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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