#177 Natu: The Bird Pokemon
Because its wings aren't yet fully grown, it has to hop to get around. It is always staring at something. If your eyes meet with this Pokémon's eyes, it will stare back intently at you. But if you move even slightly, it will hop away to safety. It usually forages for food on the ground but may, on rare occasions, hop onto branches to peck at shoots. |
#178 Xatu: The Mystic Pokemon
Once it begins to meditate at sunrise, the entire day will pass before it will move again. They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time. In South America, it is said that its right eye sees the future and its left eye views the past. Some people in different lands have long believed that Xatu are emissaries from another world. |
Natu is my second favorite Pokemon of all time. The whole concept of a small bird that hops around and is essentially just a ball with a beak is just so darn cute. I also love his pokerface and how he always stares at things :D
As for Xatu, I mainly like him because he is Natu's evolution, and I generally think he is one of the coolest Pokemon concepts too - he can look into the future and the past at the same time. Xatu, u so mysterious. Anyways! I plan on having a full collection of these two green birds as to plush and figures and will try my best to complete the flats collection too. |
Natu Pokedoll
Release: Japan, Pokemon Center, 2002
Material: Velboa Found: pkmncollectors, 2014 This little green ball was my holy grail. I spent about a year searching for him until I could finally hold him in my hands! I had three opportunities to get him and missed out on several other opportunities when I didn't have the money at the time or I simply was too late or another one had the chance to get him before me. Once, I got sniped in an auction on ebay, the other time, I was outbid in a group auction on pkmncollectors, and the third time I almost thought I would get him but then it didn't work out either. After all these useless trials, I finally decided to take things into my own hands, searched the net and wrote messages to older community members who had a Natu, asking them if they were open to the idea of selling theirs. I got numerous messages from members telling me they either didn't wanna sell him (which is totally understandable!) or had already sold him before. Then one day, a message turned up by a very old member I never even imagined getting a reply from! :O AND THEY SAID THEY STILL HAD HIM AND WANTED TO GIVE HIM TO ME. To make things even better, they even asked for a partial art trade (!!!!). I swear I was the happiest person in the world that day ;w; The deal went along, and then one precious day, returning from my Christmas holiday, a package was waiting in front of my door with this cute little birdie inside. But wait.. when I looked at his tag, I was unsettled, for it looked different than the other ones I had seen. I asked around on the community, and it turns out that my Natu was one of the super rare and hard to find 2002 JAPANESE Pokedoll releases! I mean wow... this is so unbelievable. I am the proud owner of one of the first Pokedolls ever in existence after their predecessors, the so-called plush-plush. I am so incredibly happy to finally have the Natu Pokedoll. I love this plush to bits, I guess he has to be one of the number one favorite plush of my whole collection and thus shares the spot with my Charizard Tomy plush. He is definitely my all time favorite Pokedoll. My heart jumps of joy everytime I look at this precious little ball of a green bird. <33 |
Natu Happy Mascot Plush
Release: Japan, Tomy, 2002
Material: Felt (?) Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 I won this little guy in an auction on pkmncollectors. I was the only bidder! I can't believe no-one else wanted this adorable derpy Natu. This is the second one of the two only official plush Natu has, and I am proud i could get a hold of it! It is rediculously small compared to his monster tag and extremely flat. Super cute though. |
Xatu Pokemon Time Plush
Release: Japan, 2013
Material: Minky Found: sunyshore, 2013 I love this plush and its little magnet wings. It makes look Xatu incredibly cute. The only disadvantage about this plush is the fact that some of the details are glued on plastic parts. But other than that, this is a great Xatu plush, and the only one to date! |
Natu Tomy Figure
Release: Japan, Takara Tomy, 2004
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 Yes, I have two of these little ones! They are PERFECT, hands down! They are incredibly cute and super accurate to Natu, just like you would expect from a Tomy figure. They are also somewhat rare. I love how they look from the side. It looks as if they had kind of chubby cheeks <3 This figure also depicts Natu exactly with the proportions I think fits him best and makes him look the cutest. |
Xatu Tomy Figure
Release: Japan, Takara Tomy, 2004
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 There's not really much to say about this figure other than it's a pretty standard Tomy figure. I actually prefer Xatu with open wings and a bit more cutesy looking, but this figure is very lean. Nevertheless, a nice accurate figure. |
Natu normal and clear Kid Figures
Release: Japan, Bandai, 2000
Found: pkmncollectors, 2014-15 The Natu Kid figures have very chunky feet which is funny. They are really cute nontheless and look a little chubbier than the Tomy figures. As you can see, I have two of them too. xD The shiny Kid is very cool and even has a slightly different shade of green which is a more autumn like green. |
Xatu and Natu Zukan Figure
Release: Japan, Takara Tomy, 2004
Found: pkmncollectors, 2014 I absolutely love this figure. It's the best Xatu figure there is. He looks beautiful with the spread wings. Also, his face looks very delicate and has a bit of that original Natu cuteness to it. The Natu piece is tiiiiiiiny :O But, as always, also very cute. |
Natu Megablok
Natu Holding Heart Custom Figure
LOOK AT THIS DARLING LITTLE BIRD! ;O; This figure was a Christmas gift from my boyfriend, and he made it all by himself! It's a Natu holding a heart! <3 <3 I love this figure so much. My boyfriend had never made a figure before and for his first figure, he turned out just amazing! Because of his inexperience, the paint job is quite messy, but I just love this Natu, it's very unique and such a special part of my collection. It's also incredibly cute, especially its beak holding the heart. owo I bet I am the only person who has a Natu holding a heart especially for me :>
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Xatu Pokemon Time Strap
Release: Japan, 2013
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 Just look at this adorable birdie! I love love love Pokemon Time straps in general, but they're also hella expensive for being so small. They did such an amazing job designing Xatu in Pokemon Time Style, making him cuteness level over 9000. I wish they made a Natu strap as well, I would get it in an instance! |
Natu and Xatu Pokemon Time Bookmarks
Release: Japan, 2013
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 These bookmarks came along with the Pokemon Time straps. The older set had them blindpackaged with random straps whereas the newest sets had matching bookmarks. Unfortunately, there is no Natu Pokemon Time strap! :< I extremely love both Natu's and Xatu's Pokemon Time designs. The cute big round eyes fit their whole roundish shapes perfectly too! Unfortunatly, the photo screwed up the colors a bit, so actually, both of the backgrounds are more purple instead of pinkish and blueish. |
Natu and Xatu Pokemon Time Stickers
Release: Japan, 2013
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 These stickers are absolutely cute! The one on the left is one single sticker, whil the two beneath are pretty tiny and came in a Pokemon Time tin along with other stickers. I bought them individually though, and they're basically the same design as the bookmarks too. Natu walking on the lefthand sticker is just adorable. For being basically just stickers, the Pokemon Time stuff is really expensive. This piece is a nice decoration for my collection though. |