No.914Gen 9 (Paldea)
Quaquaval in Japanese
ウェーニバル
Wēnibaru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ウェwe
ーlong vowel
ニni
バba
ルru
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
💡 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 5 characters above and you can read “ウェーニバル” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
A single kick from a Quaquaval can send a truck rolling. This Pokémon uses its powerful legs to perform striking dances from far-off lands.ウェーニバルの一撃はトラックを転がすほど強力。遠い国の舞踊を思わせる脚技で相手を圧倒する。
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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