No.571Gen 5 (Unova)
Zoroark in Japanese
ゾロアーク
Zoroāku
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ゾzo
ロro
アa
ーlong vowel
クku
💡 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
A Pokémon that has protected the safety of its flock by transforming its opponents. The bond between friends is strong.相手を化かすことで群れの安全を守ってきたポケモン。仲間同士の結束が固い。
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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