No.663Gen 6 (Kalos)
Talonflame in Japanese
ファイアロー
Faiarō
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ファfa
イi
アa
ロro
ーlong vowel
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Talonflame dives toward prey at speeds of up to 310 mph and assaults them with powerful kicks, giving the prey no chance to escape.時速500kmで獲物に突進し、強力なキックで仕留める。獲物は逃げる隙がない。
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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