No.062Gen 1 (Kanto)
Poliwrath in Japanese
ニョロボン
Nyorobon
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ニョnyo
ロro
ボbo
ンn
💡 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
Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches.ニョロボンは泳ぎと格闘技の両方に長けています。鍛え抜かれた腕で強力なパンチを繰り出す。
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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