No.678Gen 6 (Kalos)
Meowstic in Japanese
ニャオニクス
Nyaonikusu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニャnya
オo
ニni
クku
スsu
💡 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 5 characters above and you can read “ニャオニクス” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The defensive instinct of the males is strong. It’s when they’re protecting themselves or their partners that they unleash their full power.オスは防御本能が強く、自分やパートナーを守る時に真の力を発揮する。
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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