No.139Gen 1 (Kanto)
Omastar in Japanese
オムスター
Omusutā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
オo
ムmu
スsu
タta
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Omastar’s sharp fangs could crush rock, but the Pokémon can attack only the prey that come within reach of its tentacles.オムスターの鋭い牙は岩を砕くほどだが、触手の届く範囲にいる獲物しか攻撃できない。
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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