No.618Gen 5 (Unova)
Stunfisk in Japanese
マッギョ
Maggyo
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
マma
ッdouble next
ギョgyo
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 3 characters above and you can read “マッギョ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
For some reason, this Pokémon smiles slightly when it emits a strong electric current from the yellow markings on its body.体の黄色い模様から電流を放つ際、なぜか微笑む。
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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