No.721Gen 6 (Kalos)
Volcanion in Japanese
ボルケニオン
Borukenion
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ボbo
ルru
ケke
ニni
オo
ンn
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 6 characters above and you can read “ボルケニオン” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It expels its internal steam from the arms on its back. It has enough power to blow away a mountain.背中の腕から蒸気を噴出する。その威力は山を越えた先にまで届く。
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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