No.506Gen 5 (Unova)
Lillipup in Japanese
ヨーテリー
Yōterī
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヨyo
ーlong vowel
テte
リri
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon is far brighter than the average child, and Lillipup won’t forget the love it receives or any abuse it suffers.平均的な子供よりもはるかに聡明で、受けた愛情も虐待も決して忘れません。
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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