No.071Gen 1 (Kanto)
Victreebel in Japanese
ウツボット
Utsubotto
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ウu
ツtsu
ボbo
ッdouble next
トto
💡 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
Lures prey with the sweet aroma of honey. Swallowed whole, the prey is dissolved in a day, bones and all.甘い蜜の香りで獲物を誘い込む。丸呑みされた獲物は、骨ごと一日で溶けてしまう。
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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