No.513Gen 5 (Unova)
Pansear in Japanese
バオップ
Baoppu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
バba
オo
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
This Pokémon lives in caves in volcanoes. The fire within the tuft on its head can reach 600 degrees Fahrenheit.火山の洞窟に住み、頭の炎は華氏600度に達することがあります。
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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