No.384Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Rayquaza in Japanese
レックウザ
Rekkūza
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
レre
ッdouble next
クku
ウu
ザza
💡 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
It flies forever through the ozone layer, consuming meteoroids for sustenance. The many meteoroids in its body provide the energy it needs to Mega Evolve.オゾン層を飛び続け、隕石を食べて生きています。体内の隕石がメガシンカのエネルギー源です。
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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