Natu (Pokémon)


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Natu (Japanese: ネイティ Naty) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into starting at level 25.

Biology
Natu is a tiny, mostly green bird Pokémon with a nearly spherical body, and accents of red, yellow and black. It possesses brightly colored, yellow-and-red wings with thick black stripes. The wings are small and not fully-grown, thus making it unable to fly. However, it can hop and climb tree trunks. Natu has a red crest on the top of its head, and its three-toed feet and three tail feathers are red as well. Natu also has almond-shaped eyes and a yellow beak.

Natu is believed to reside in, although it can be found near ruins and in other areas of the world. Natu usually forages for food on the ground. However, on rare occasions, it will hop onto branches to peck at the tree's new shoots. It also picks food from cactus plants, easily avoiding the buds and spines. Due to its prophetic abilities, Natu is a very cautious Pokémon that is easily spooked. It has the quirky behavior of staring at something until the thing moves.

Major appearances
Two Natu debuted in Doin' What Comes Natu-rally!, one each under the ownership of McKenzie and his father. Both Natu told people's fortunes using, but McKenzie's Natu, nicknamed "Naughty", was not as successful because McKenzie suffered from stage fright.

A Natu, along with its, appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!. Both Pokémon played a major role in the episode.

Minor appearances
A baby Natu appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, where it was one of the Pokémon being cared for by Mr. Shellby.

A Natu appeared in Lights, Camerupt, Action! as an actor in one of Elijah's movies, which was specifically an outer-space version of the real-life movie .

Three Natu, along with a, were used to signal the start of the Tour de Alto Mare in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

A 's Natu appeared in Pros and Con Artists.

A Natu appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A colony of Natu appeared in A Staravia is Born!.

A Natu made a very brief appearance in League Unleashed!, under the ownership of a young man.

A Natu made a brief appearance in Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
owns a female Natu, which first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma. Her Psychic attacks allow her to hold her own despite her size. Crystal also uses Natu to provide flight transport over short distances. In Lively Larvitar, the origin of Crystal's Natu is revealed: she, along with Crystal's, Hitmonchan, and Cubone, were wild Pokémon living in Mt. Mortar and had fought with a local that had gone berserk from a severe eye injury. After the ordeal, Natu used her telepathy to detect if enemies were in the area. Sometime between the and  arcs, she evolved into a, and with that came increased speed and flight stamina, though she isn't seen battling much.

In The Escape, Will is seen to have a Natu during 's flashback of his escape from the Masked Man. It is probably a pre-evolution of the Xatu he used many volumes earlier.

The rented a Natu, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Natu appeared in The Gym Challenges Begin!! where Falkner used it to battle.

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Trivia

 * Natu shares its with  and . They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon (though Natu was known as the Little Bird Pokémon in Generation II).
 * Natu is the shortest Flying-type Pokémon.

Origin
Natu appears to be based on a, possibly the. It also resembles a.

Name origin
As revealed in a Penny Arcade Staff Podcast by Jeff Kalles, who assisted in the naming of many Generation II Pokémon, the word Natu is short for nature.

Naty may be a shortening of native.