No.003Gen 1 (Kanto)
Venusaur in Japanese
フシギバナ
Fushigibana
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
フfu
シshi
ギgi
バba
ナna
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “フシギバナ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
A bewitching aroma wafts from its flower. The fragrance becalms those engaged in a battle.花から魅惑的な香りが漂う。その香りは、戦いの最中の者を落ち着かせる。
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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