No.321Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Wailord in Japanese
ホエルオー
Hoeruō
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ホho
エe
ルru
オo
ーlong vowel
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 5 characters above and you can read “ホエルオー” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its immense size is the reason for its popularity. Wailord watching is a favorite sightseeing activity in various parts of the world.巨大な体が人気の理由。ホエルオーウォッチングは世界中で人気の観光です。
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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