No.338Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Solrock in Japanese
ソルロック
Sorurokku
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ソso
ルru
ロro
ッdouble next
クku
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “ソルロック” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Solar energy is the source of its power, so it is strong during the daytime. When it spins, its body shines.太陽エネルギーを力の源とし、昼間に強い。回転すると体が輝きます。
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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