No.582Gen 5 (Unova)
Vanillite in Japanese
バニプッチ
Baniputchi
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
バba
ニni
プpu
ッdouble next
チchi
💡 The small ッ doubles the next consonant, making a tiny pause (like the "tt" in "Pikka").
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Supposedly, this Pokémon was born from an icicle. It spews out freezing air at −58 degrees Fahrenheit to make itself more comfortable.氷柱から生まれたと言われる。体を快適に保つため、摂氏マイナス58度の冷気を吐く。
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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