No.893Gen 8 (Galar)
Zarude in Japanese
ザルード
Zarūdo
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ザza
ルru
ーlong vowel
ドdo
💡 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
Once the vines on Zarude’s body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow.体から伸びるツタがちぎれると土壌の栄養となり、森の植物の成長を助ける。
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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