‹ #177 Natu

Xatu

#178 (Johto)

#179 Mareep ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Flying

Boosted in Windy weather

Xatu weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Xatu

The best moves for Xatu are Air Slash and Future Sight when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Psyshock deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Air Slash

14.4DPS

Future Sight

55.2DPS

Defending

Peck

12DPS

Shadow Ball

33.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Psyshock

2.1DPE

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Evolution

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

Natu

Xatu

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Natu for 45 Candy.

Game images

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

Summary

Xatu is a Psychic & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Natu. It is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves. Xatu's best moveset is Air Slash & Future Sight and it has a Max CP of 2,474.

About

"Xatu stands rooted and still in one spot all day long. People believe that this Pokémon does so out of fear of the terrible things it has foreseen in the future."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Air Slash	12	8	14.4
Peck	10	10	12
Feint Attack	11	10	11

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psyshock	60	3	2.18
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Aerial Ace	55	3	2
Ominous Wind	55	3	1.67
Future Sight	115	1	1.38
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Peck	6	2	3.6	4
Air Slash	9	3	3.6	3
Feint Attack	6	2	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psyshock	70	40	2.1
Future Sight	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.6
Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def	45	45	1
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
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	10	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.7	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	9.7	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.5	95%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	9.4	94%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	9.3	93%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.2	92%
Peck 12 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	9.1	91%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	9	90%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	8.9	89%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.9	89%
Peck 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	8.6	86%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	8.4	84%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	83%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	8.2	82%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.9	79%
Peck 12 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	7.8	78%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	7.5	75%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7	70%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6	60%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.5	55%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.8	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.8	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	3.7	98%
Peck 12 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	3.7	97%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.7	97%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Psyshock 28.8 DPS	3.6	94%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3.5	93%
Peck 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3.5	92%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	3.5	92%
Peck 12 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	3.4	91%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3.4	89%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	3.3	87%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	3.2	85%
Peck 12 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	3.1	83%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Ominous Wind 22 DPS	3	80%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	73%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	67%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	64%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	55%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	47%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.7	44%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Psyshock 2.1 DPE	10	12	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	18	11.7	98%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	92%
Peck 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	90%
Peck 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	10	83%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Psyshock 2.1 DPE	15	9.9	83%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	24	9.7	81%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Psyshock 2.1 DPE	14	9.3	78%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	76%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	22	9.1	76%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	18	9	75%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	71%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	18	8.4	70%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	15	8.4	70%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	16	7.8	65%
Peck 4 EPT	Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def 1 DPE	12	7.6	63%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def 1 DPE	15	6.6	55%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def 1 DPE	16	6	50%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	35%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	34%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	29%

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

Top Xatu counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Xatu Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.46
2
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

0.46
3
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.47
4
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.47
5
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

0.48

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

All Xatu counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		192
Defense		146
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40	140
Level 50	149

Average size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	15 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	938
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,250
Level 30 Max wild	1,876
Level 40	2,188
Level 50	2,474

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,563
Level 35 (wild)	2,032