No.448Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Lucario in Japanese
ルカリオ
Rukario
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ルru
カka
リri
オo
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
A most gallant-looking creature. It emits energy waves and controls them with precision, using them to sense even faraway beings. I have given the name ”aura” to this power.勇敢な姿を持ち、エネルギー波“オーラ”を操って遠くの存在を感知します。
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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