No.959Gen 9 (Paldea)
Tinkaton in Japanese
デカヌチャン
Dekanuchan
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
デde
カka
ヌnu
チャcha
ンn
💡 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
This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight.知能が高く、大胆不敵な性格。ハンマーで岩を空へ打ち上げ、飛んでいるアーマーガアを狙う。
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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