No.432Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Purugly in Japanese
ブニャット
Bunyatto
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ブbu
ニャnya
ッdouble next
トto
💡 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 “ブニャット” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Though impudent and difficult to tame, Purugly enjoys great popularity due to its fur, the beauty of which surpasses even velveteen.生意気で飼いならしにくいが、毛皮の美しさは別珍をも凌ぎ、非常に人気があります。
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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