No.293Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Whismur in Japanese
ゴニョニョ
Gonyonyo
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
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ニョnyo
ニョnyo
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
When Whismur cries, the sound of its own voice startles it, making the Pokémon cry even louder. It cries until it’s exhausted, then it falls asleep.泣くと自分の声に驚いてさらに大声で泣きます。疲れ果てるまで泣き、その後眠ります。
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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