No.393Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Piplup in Japanese
ポッチャマ
Potchama
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ポpo
ッdouble next
チャcha
マma
💡 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 “ポッチャマ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Prefers cold climes and appears along coasts. It's an adorable little thing—as cute as any child—but it's also prideful, unwilling to accept handouts from people.寒冷地を好み海岸に現れます。愛らしいがプライドが高く、人からの施しを嫌います。
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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