No.273Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Seedot in Japanese
タネボー
Tanebō
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
タta
ネne
ボbo
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).
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “タネボー” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. Strong winds can sometimes make it fall.頭のてっぺんを使って木の枝にくっつきます。強風で落ちることもあります。
The Japanese text is a translation of the English entry, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana. Try to spot the katakana words!
📘 Free katakana lessons with Pokémon →
🎯 Test yourself: Pokémon katakana quiz →