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Description Xatu are remarkeble birds. They can’t fly, and are usually be seen climbing trees. They have an remain of their ancestors, a grovyle-like pokémon, which are tiny, clawed, ”thumbs” upon their wings. These thumbs and the powerful feet turns xatu into an excellent climber. However, the short wings they still have left is used if the xatus happen to lose it’s grip and start to fall; the wings may not carry the bird for flight, but the wings can heavily slow down a fall.
In the tree, xatu hunt various bugs by peking off the bark of the trees with it’s long but also sturdy beak. This behavior has made xatus, and natus who feed the same way, classified as an pest amoung fruit farmers, as they harm the trees bark.
The colors of xatu is a great camfluage up in the trees, where their green color blend with the leafs and the other marks show up as shadow-like patterns.
Xatu has an strange way to sleep as well; they hang upside down from a branch, folds their wings over the head, and display the face-looking pattern upon their belly; [link] Its belived that the predator-like eyes of the pattern scare pokémon who eat xatus. Some local groups of xatus are known to display this pattern in a simular way when they get scared, this defence metod may be succesfull as xatus, due to their short legs and inability to fly, as they are an easy target for predators if the xatu get out of it’s tree.

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Comments: 23

shadownickmcnick [2009-06-06 01:58:28 +0000 UTC]

i like your xatu. although i would prefer it if they could fly your description makes sense as well. very nice work.

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Niji-Jagaimo [2008-11-23 07:48:49 +0000 UTC]

omg realistic pkmn! *faints*

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Octoboy-the-8th [2008-09-19 00:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Who knew xatu could be so cool? You've taken a fairly ok-ish pokemon and turned it into an awesome quetzal/hoatzin cross with wicked eye patterns, and super claws! I give you kudos.

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Dani-Claw [2007-05-31 21:04:01 +0000 UTC]

So far, I have favorited nearly all of your artwork, and am addicted to it. This Xatu is beautiful, as is all of your work. I can't stand it! You are amazing!!

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BigDreamer234 [2007-03-15 14:43:07 +0000 UTC]

I thought Xatu were bigger, its cool though

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InsaneStar7 [2007-03-03 02:18:08 +0000 UTC]

Amazing Bird!

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EnTwontoe [2007-02-27 14:07:07 +0000 UTC]

It looks so fluffy!

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watcher20 [2007-02-05 21:48:48 +0000 UTC]

xatu can fly.

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KirbySnacks [2006-10-30 02:00:49 +0000 UTC]

Nice artwork and description.

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RFZT [2006-10-22 01:07:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh...that's very cool. You've got a nice style, and that description makes me think of a safari...which is funny.

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Zalcoti [2006-08-10 21:56:51 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing!

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Avion-Finch [2006-07-18 14:52:46 +0000 UTC]

I love Xatu, it evolves from my #1 fave pokemon. I'd love to see how you do natu

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Kyree [2006-05-10 11:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Awesome.
Nice concept story too! ^_^

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Axe-Canabrava [2006-03-29 17:54:48 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to see these ones up close IRL :3

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kompy [2006-01-07 00:47:06 +0000 UTC]

...gwaaaah, I just now saw this! Beautiful!

Huh, Hoatzin-esque behaviour. Very clever, that. VERY nice touch with the sleeping form XD

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Shadychaos [2005-12-19 22:01:33 +0000 UTC]

waw thats a vary cool Xatu, i just love the wings ^^

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Shadychaos [2005-12-19 22:00:58 +0000 UTC]

waw thats a vary cool Xatu, i just love the wings ^^

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GreySage [2005-12-19 19:01:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow. It's much more detailed than official artworks. Great work.

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AmeNiSlytherin [2005-12-19 01:09:42 +0000 UTC]

ASJKF I LOVE XATU! Another of my favorites EVARRR. *_* What a lovely surprise, to come back from vacation and find such! I want to scritch his belly.

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ligerx900 [2005-12-17 21:46:17 +0000 UTC]

I love your realism. It's so believeable

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Ookami-girl [2005-12-17 20:42:41 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool. It's a great interpretation of how a realistic Xatu would look.

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Typact [2005-12-17 19:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful. This has got to be one of my favorites by you. I love how you give little stories about them, too!

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Sidpeeper [2005-12-17 17:17:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great interpertation! Well done. ;3

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