No.164Gen 2 (Johto)
Noctowl in Japanese
ヨルノズク
Yorunozuku
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヨyo
ルru
ノno
ズzu
クku
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.考え事をするときは、頭を180度回転させて知力を研ぎ澄ます。
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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