Talk:Xatu (Pokémon)
Name
Does anyone know where Xatu's name comes from? I've had the suspicion that it came from South American mythology, but not much luck yet. -ades - unsigned comment from Ades (talk • contribs)
It's derived from Natu. Simple. - Ferret 16:23, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
Pronunciation
How exactly is Xatu pronounced this has bugged me for years and I honestly don't know why Bobtherandomguy 01:17, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
Crystal sprite
Alright, so I know it's a pain to make the animated sprites, but if somebody could fix the normal colored Crystal sprite, that'd be helpful. It's showing the beak and head feather from two different frames at the same time. R.A. Hunter Blade 20:55, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
The Inspiration for Xatu
I made the edit regarding how a Xatu looks like a Native American kachina doll, but it makes me wonder if the inspiration for Xatu comes from kachina dolls rather than totem poles. Have we gotten any sources verifying either? NoirTheSable 04:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Initial image is female
When the gender difference was introduced, the male image was based on the initially released image and a new (small) variation/redesign was made to make them female. When I was checking the gender difference, I noticed that Xatu was female and they redesign it to be male. Are there any Pokemon same as this? ReignBough (talk) 20:32, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
- Meganium, Meditite, Beautifly, Torchic, Ludicolo, Milotic. There are also plenty of pogeys whose artwork is the female variation in gen 4. Kai * the Arc Toraph 21:40, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
- Forgot Relicanth. Kai * the Arc Toraph 21:47, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
Did ancient Mesoamerican peoples really practice sun gazing?
From the origin section: "Behaviorally, [Xatu] displays the ancient art of Sun Gazing, a form of spiritual meditation practiced by the Aztec and Mayan peoples in the belief that it would give them supernatural power..."
Did they, though? I mean, nothing on Wikipedia states that the practice was done by ancient Mesoamerican peoples (Wikipedia even mentioned it being popularized by some guy named Bates in the early 20th century instead, as an alternative therapy). And all the articles and journals mentioning it being done by ancient peoples were articles and journals who support and promote sun gazing already, which, you know, are biased sources and prolly can't be used. Anzasquiddles (talk) 17:59, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
