No.020Gen 1 (Kanto)
Raticate in Japanese
ラッタ
Ratta
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ラra
ッdouble next
タta
💡 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
Its hind feet are webbed. They act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.後ろ足に水かきがあり、ヒレのように機能するので、川を泳いだり獲物を狩ったりできる。
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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