No.054Gen 1 (Kanto)
Psyduck in Japanese
コダック
Kodakku
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
コko
ダda
ッdouble next
クku
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Suffers perpetual headaches. If the agony grows too great, Psyduck's latent power erupts, contrary to Psyduck's intent. Ergo, I am exploring ways to ease the pain.常に頭痛に悩まされている。痛みがひどくなると、コダックの意図に反して、潜在能力が爆発してしまう。そのため、痛みを和らげる方法を模索している。
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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