No.958Gen 9 (Paldea)
Tinkatuff in Japanese
ナカヌチャン
Nakanuchan
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ナna
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 Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer.コマタナやキリキザンの群れを襲い、金属を集めて大きく頑丈なハンマーを作り上げる。
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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