No.644Gen 5 (Unova)
Zekrom in Japanese
ゼクロム
Zekuromu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ゼze
クku
ロro
ムmu
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Mythology tells us that if people lose the righteousness in their hearts, their kingdoms will be razed by Zekrom’s lightning.人々が正義を失うと、ゼクロムの雷によって王国が滅ぼされると言い伝えられている。
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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