No.855Gen 8 (Galar)
Polteageist in Japanese
ポットデス
Pottodesu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ポpo
ッdouble next
トto
デde
スsu
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “ポットデス” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Leaving leftover black tea unattended is asking for this Pokémon to come along and pour itself into it, turning the tea into a new Polteageist.放置された紅茶に入り込み、紅茶を吸収して新たなポットデスへと変える。
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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