No.238Gen 2 (Johto)
Smoochum in Japanese
ムチュール
Muchūru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ムmu
チュchu
ーlong vowel
ルru
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Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 4 characters above and you can read “ムチュール” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
This is a very curious Pokémon. Smoochum decides what it likes and dislikes by touching things with its lips.とても好奇心旺盛なポケモン。ムチュールは唇で物に触れることで好き嫌いを判断する。
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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