No.619Gen 5 (Unova)
Mienfoo in Japanese
コジョフー
Kojofū
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
コko
ジョjo
フfu
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Though small, Mienfoo’s temperament is fierce. Any creature that approaches Mienfoo carelessly will be greeted with a flurry of graceful attacks.小柄だが気性が荒い。不用意に近づく者は優雅な連撃で迎え撃たれる。
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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