No.535Gen 5 (Unova)
Tympole in Japanese
オタマロ
Otamaro
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
オo
タta
マma
ロro
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It uses sound waves to communicate with others of its kind. People and other Pokémon species can’t hear its cries of warning.音波を使って仲間と通信します。人間や他の種には警告の叫びは聞こえません。
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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