No.018Gen 1 (Kanto)
Pidgeot in Japanese
ピジョット
Pijotto
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ピpi
ジョjo
ッdouble next
トto
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “ピジョット” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This Pokémon flies at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its large talons are feared as wicked weapons.マッハ2の速度で獲物を求めて飛ぶ。大きな爪は恐ろしい武器として恐れられている。
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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