No.725Gen 7 (Alola)
Litten in Japanese
ニャビー
Nyabī
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニャnya
ビbi
ーlong vowel
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
💡 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 3 characters above and you can read “ニャビー” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Trying to pet Litten before it trusts you will result in a nasty scratch from its sharp claws. Be careful.信頼を得る前に撫でようとすると鋭い爪で引っ掻かれる。注意が必要。
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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