No.1017Gen 9 (Paldea)
Ogerpon in Japanese
オーガポン
Ōgapon
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
オo
ーlong vowel
ガga
ポpo
ンn
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon's type changes based on which mask it's wearing. It confounds its enemies with nimble movements and kicks.身につけるお面によってタイプが変化する。素早い動きと蹴り技で相手を翻弄する。
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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