No.917Gen 9 (Paldea)
Tarountula in Japanese
タマンチュラ
Tamanchura
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
タta
マma
ンn
チュchu
ラra
💡 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 5 characters above and you can read “タマンチュラ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon’s natural enemy.体を包む糸玉は弾力があり、天敵であるストライクのカマすら弾き返す。
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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