No.198Gen 2 (Johto)
Murkrow in Japanese
ヤミカラス
Yamikarasu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヤya
ミmi
カka
ラra
スsu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Widely shunned as a bearer of ill fortune. Upon crossing paths with this creature, I've been told one must chant ”Workrum, Workrum—bad luck, don't come” as a protective incantation.不吉なものとして広く忌み嫌われている。この生き物に出会ったら「ワークラム、ワークラム、不運よ来るな」とまじないを唱えなければならないと聞いた。
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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