#138 Omanyte: The Spiral Pokemon
Although long extinct, in rare cases, it can be genetically resurrected from fossils. It swims by cleverly twisting its 10 tentacles about, and it uses air stored in its shell to sink and rise in water. If attacked by an enemy, it withdraws itself inside its hard shell. |
Like so many other gen1 Pokemon I like now, I didn't care for Omanyte in my childhood but came to appreciate him fairly recently. He is just so adorably cute with his big eyes and cute little wobbly tentacles! I also love cuttlefish, squids and octopusses because they are intelligent and very cute. Even though Omanyte is not meant to represent either of those, it looks very similar to a cuttlefish or squid, so that's why I like to see him as that.
My collection of this little guy is still very small. Unfortunately, the Pokemon Company does not appreciate him enough, so besides the few official merch there is, I am hoping to build up my collection with some customs. |
Omanyte Custom Pokedoll
THIS IS THE CUTEST OMANYTE EVER!! owo Along with my Venomoth Pokedoll, this little one was made by ThunderPlushies on etsy. I gave her a drawing of my own Pokedoll design of Omanyte as a reference. This plush looks like an official Pokedoll! I love this little guy and his cute tiny tentacles so much! <3 He is the only Omanyte plush in my collection and only the second custom Omanyte Pokedoll I've ever seen.
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Omanyte Normal and Clear Kid Figures
Release: Japan, Bandai, 1996
Found: pkmncollectors, 2014 These figures are absolute darlings and extremely cute! I like to imagine Omanyte really being that small and it just makes me squeal lol. I love the turquoise shine of the clear Kid, it adds a nice variation to Omanyte. It could almost be its own shiny! They're also extremely old - 1996? Gosh, they have to be some of the first Pokemon figures ever released! |
Omanyte J. Franco & Sons Figure
Release: USA, Playfully yours, 1999
Found: pkmncollectors, 2015 I won this figure in an auction on pkmncollectors. Apparently, it is super rare and I haven't even seen pictures of him on the internet. The more surprising it was I was the only bidder! This figure is squishy and has tiny holes at the bottom, like some kind of water squirter or something. It has very bright colors and is a little bit bigger than the Kid figure, which you can see in the picture below. I am super lucky to have this in my collection. |
Custom Omanyte Pokemon Time Bookmark
Omg aaaah it's an Omanyte holding a shell! <3 I asked agui_chan to make that bookmark for me as a commission, and it turned out fantastic! Just look at the cutie! It's a Pokemon Time style Omanyte but also has the special individual touch of agui_chan's artwork to it, which I absolutely adore. The pattern in the background is so well done too. I just squeal inside everytime I look at this.
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Omanyte Amada Sticker
Omg I can't get over the cuteness of this artwork!! Just look, Omanyte rolling (?) or making an attack (?) - but winking! And those little tentacles oh my gosh, I am dying. <333 This is one of the cutest Omanytes to exist, I think I need to commission a plush based on this artwork or something. :D
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