No.515Gen 5 (Unova)
Panpour in Japanese
ヒヤップ
Hiyappu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヒhi
ヤya
ッdouble next
プpu
💡 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
The water stored inside the tuft on its head is full of nutrients. Plants that receive its water grow large.頭の房に蓄えた水は栄養豊富で、その水を浴びた植物はよく育ちます。
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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