No.919Gen 9 (Paldea)
Nymble in Japanese
マメバッタ
Mamebatta
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
マma
メme
バba
ッdouble next
タta
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It has its third set of legs folded up. When it’s in a tough spot, this Pokémon jumps over 30 feet using the strength of its legs.三対目の脚を折りたたんでいる。追い詰められると脚力で10メートル以上跳び越える。
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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