No.944Gen 9 (Paldea)
Shroodle in Japanese
シルシュルー
Shirushurū
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
シshi
ルru
シュshu
ルru
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
Though usually a mellow Pokémon, it will sink its sharp, poison-soaked front teeth into any that anger it, causing paralysis in the object of its ire.普段はおとなしいが、怒らせた相手には毒を含んだ鋭い前歯で噛みつき、麻痺させる。
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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