No.777Gen 7 (Alola)
Togedemaru in Japanese
トゲデマル
Togedemaru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
トto
ゲge
デde
マma
ルru
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “トゲデマル” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
When it’s in trouble, it curls up into a ball, makes its fur spikes stand on end, and then discharges electricity indiscriminately.ピンチになると体を丸め、毛のトゲを逆立てて無差別に電気を放つ。
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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