No.495Gen 5 (Unova)
Snivy in Japanese
ツタージャ
Tsutāja
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ツtsu
タta
ーlong vowel
ジャja
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💡 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
They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop.尻尾で光合成を行います。体調が悪いと尻尾が垂れます。
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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