No. 178 · Johto · Flying/Psychic
Xatucards
Xatu is a Flying/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 178 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2000 to 2024. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 20
- Sets
- 18
- Printed
- 2000–2024
- Illustrators
- 16
- Sightings
- 3
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The strongest Xatu art
01/06Xatu
Holo Rare
02/06Xatu
Rare
03/06Xatu
Promo
04/06Xatu
Uncommon
05/06Xatu
Uncommon
06/06Xatu
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Xatu cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Xatu artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Xatu by scene
Its cards do not gather in any one scene yet. Describe one in the studio and it will find the Xatu cards that come closest.
How Xatu gets drawn
Xatu is usually drawn mysterious, peaceful and serene, often perching.
Across 20 Xatu artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2000–2024
Xatu through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2000 Neo Genesis
2001 Neo Discovery
2003 Skyridge
2005 Deoxys- 2006 Dragon Frontiers
2007 Secret Wonders- 2010 Unleashed
2013 Legendary Treasures- 2015 Roaring Skies
- 2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Cosmic Eclipse- 2020 Rebel Clash
- 2022 Pokémon GO
- 2023 Paradox Rift
2024 Paldean Fates
Evolves from
Natu19 cards- Xatuthis page · 20 cards
Xatu sightingsspotted in 3 other cards
Cards where Xatu turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
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Every Xatu card
20 cards, strongest artwork first.
Xatu in numbers
- Cards
- 20
- Sets
- 18since Neo Genesis
- Illustrators
- 16most by Atsuko Nishida
- Printed
- 2000–2024
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 3in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 70–120
They span 18 sets, from Neo Genesis to Paldean Fates. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often Atsuko Nishida, Ken Sugimori and Kouki Saitou.
Who draws Xatu
16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
18 sets, by how many Xatu cards each holds.
Paldean Fates2
Skyridge2
Cosmic Eclipse1
Deoxys1
Dragon Frontiers1
Legendary Treasures1- Lost Thunder1
Neo Discovery1
Neo Genesis1
Paradox Rift1- Pokémon GO1
- Rebel Clash1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Xatu cards are there?
- There are 20 Xatu cards, printed between 2000 and 2024 across 18 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Xatu card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Xatu art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Xatu cards?
- 16 illustrators have drawn Xatu. Atsuko Nishida has done the most at 2, followed by Ken Sugimori and Kouki Saitou.
- What was the first Xatu card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. 9 of its 20 cards are Rare.
