No.812Gen 8 (Galar)
Rillaboom in Japanese
ゴリランダー
Gorirandā
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ゴgo
リri
ラra
ンn
ダda
ーlong vowel
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The one with the best drumming techniques becomes the boss of the troop. It has a gentle disposition and values harmony among its group.ドラムの腕前が最も優れた者が群れのボスとなる。穏やかで仲間との調和を大切にする。
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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