No.492Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Shaymin in Japanese
シェイミ
Sheimi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
シェshe
イi
ミmi
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
When the turning of seasons brings the cruel winter to its end and the joyous people give thanks to the heavens, Shaymin appears and covers the withered land with flowers.冬が終わり人々が喜びに満ちる季節、現れて枯れた大地を花で覆うと言われています。
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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