No.863Gen 8 (Galar)
Perrserker in Japanese
ニャイキング
Nyaikingu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニャnya
イi
キki
ンn
グgu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
After many battles, it evolved dangerous claws that come together to form daggers when extended.戦いを重ね、伸ばすと短剣のように鋭い危険な爪を進化させた。
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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