No.186Gen 2 (Johto)
Politoed in Japanese
ニョロトノ
Nyorotono
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニョnyo
ロro
トto
ノno
💡 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
The cry of a male is louder than that of a female. Male Politoed with deep, menacing voices find more popularity with the opposite gender.オスの鳴き声はメスよりも大きいです。低く威嚇的な声を持つオスのニョロトノは、異性からより人気があります。
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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