No.792Gen 7 (Alola)
Lunala in Japanese
ルナアーラ
Runaāra
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ルru
ナna
アa
ーlong vowel
ラra
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It steals the light from its surroundings and then becomes the full moon, showering its own light across the night sky.周囲の光を奪い、満月となって夜空に自らの光を降り注ぐ。
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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