No.731Gen 7 (Alola)
Pikipek in Japanese
ツツケラ
Tsutsukera
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ツtsu
ツtsu
ケke
ラra
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “ツツケラ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It may look spindly, but its neck muscles are heavy-duty. It can peck at a tree 16 times per second!細く見えるが首の筋肉は強く、1秒間に16回木をつつくことができる。
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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