Natu

#177 (Johto)

#178 Xatu ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Flying

Natu weaknesses

Natu is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Natu is resistant to Grass and Psychic-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Natu

The best moves for Natu are Quick Attack and Drill Peck when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Drill Peck deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Quick Attack

10DPS

Drill Peck

33.6DPS

Defending

Quick Attack

10DPS

Drill Peck

33.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Drill Peck

2.1DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Natu family. Natu evolves into Xatu for 50 Candy.

Natu

Xatu

Game images

Natu, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Natu is a Psychic & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves. Natu's best moveset is Quick Attack & Drill Peck and it has a Max CP of 1,246. Natu evolves into Xatu.

About

"Natu cannot fly because its wings are not yet fully grown. If your eyes meet with this Pokémon's eyes, it will stare back intently at you. But if you move even slightly, it will hop away to safety."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Peck	10	10	12
Quick Attack	10	13	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Drill Peck	70	3	2.55
Psyshock	60	3	2.18
Night Shade	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Peck	6	2	3.6	4
Quick Attack	5	2	2.5	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Drill Peck	70	40	2.1
Psyshock	70	40	2.1
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Night Shade	70	45	1.56
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	7.5	100%
Peck 12 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	7.3	99%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	6.7	90%
Peck 12 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	6.7	89%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.1	82%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6	81%
Peck 12 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	5.6	76%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	5.5	73%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.4	59%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.8	51%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	3.1	100%
Peck 12 DPS	Drill Peck 33.6 DPS	3	96%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	2.8	90%
Peck 12 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	2.7	87%
Peck 12 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	2.2	70%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	2.1	69%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	61%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	58%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	43%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	37%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Drill Peck 2.1 DPE	10	12	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Psyshock 2.1 DPE	10	12	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	92%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Drill Peck 2.1 DPE	10	10.9	91%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Psyshock 2.1 DPE	10	10.9	91%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.9	83%
Peck 4 EPT	Night Shade 1.56 DPE	12	9.8	82%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Night Shade 1.56 DPE	12	8.7	73%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	35%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.1	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Natu?

Natu is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves.

The best counter to Natu is Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Raichu Y and Regieleki.

The top Natu counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	100%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	99%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	99%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	99%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	96%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	96%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	95%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		134
Defense		89
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40

106

Size

Height	0.2 m
Weight	2 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	472
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	630
Level 30 Max wild	945
Level 40	1,102
Level 50	1,246

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	787
Level 35 (wild)	1,023