No.008Gen 1 (Kanto)
Wartortle in Japanese
カメール
Kamēru
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
カka
メme
ーlong vowel
ルru
💡 ー is a long-vowel mark: it stretches the vowel before it (in romaji it is shown with a bar, like ō).
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming.泳ぐ際に、毛むくじゃらの耳と尻尾を巧みに操ってバランスを保つ。
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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