No.312Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Minun in Japanese
マイナン
Mainan
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
マma
イi
ナna
ンn
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Minun loves to cheer on its partner in battle. It gives off sparks from its body while it is doing so. If its partner is in trouble, this Pokémon gives off increasing amounts of sparks.バトル中のパートナーを応援するのが大好き。応援中は体から火花を散らし、パートナーがピンチになるほど火花が強くなります。
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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