No.178Gen 2 (Johto)
Xatu in Japanese
ネイティオ
Neitio
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ネne
イi
ティti
オo
💡 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
This odd Pokémon can see both the past and the future. It eyes the sun’s movement all day.この不思議なポケモンは、過去と未来の両方を見ることができる。一日中、太陽の動きをじっと見つめている。
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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