What does Natu evolve into?

Get Natu to Xatu at level 25. At 320 BST, Natu is just the starting point.

At what level does Natu evolve?

Level 25 gets you Xatu . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Natu does the job early-game if you need a Psychic/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Xatu before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Natu?

You can find Natu in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Natu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Natu's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, HP trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack50

Defense45

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def45

Speed70

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Synchronize

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Magic BounceHANot in game

Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Because its wings aren’t yet fully grown, it has to hop to get around. It is always staring at something.

Natu Weakness

Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Natu for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.

Natu Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Psychic
0.25x (Resist)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock Ghost Dark

½xResist

Grass Psychic

¼xResist

Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Fighting Poison Grass Bug

How to Beat Natu in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Electrode Electric	C
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 168-198%KO Thunderbolt 2x 138-163%KO Spark 2x 72-86% Thief 2x 45-53% View Electrode builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 BlizzardTM14 ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 106-126%KO Blizzard 2x 106-126%KO Thunderbolt 2x 88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x 88-104%KO View Absol builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Shadow BallTM30 Ice PunchLv. 18 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 224-265%KO Ice Beam 2x 184-217%KO Shadow Ball 2x 110-130%KO Ice Punch 2x 84-99% View Jynx builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Feint AttackLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 138-163%KO Feint Attack 2x 73-87% Rock Tomb 2x 111-131%KO Thief 2x 73-87% View Sudowoodo builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 38 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 193-227%KO Thunderbolt 2x 156-185%KO Discharge 2x 140-166%KO Spark 2x 56-67% View Magnemite builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Natu evolves into Xatu. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Natu. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#177Natu

Level 25

#178Xatu

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Natu

PsychicFlying

Xatu

PsychicFlying

65+25

ATK

75+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

95+25

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

95+25

BST

320D-Tier

470C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Natu easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Drill Peck, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Natu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Natu picks up Drill Peck and Feather Dance only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 6

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 9

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 12

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 17

Miracle Eye

———40Psychic

Lv 20

Me First

———20Normal

Lv 23

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 28

Wish

C——10Normal

Lv 33

Psycho Shift

——10010Psychic

Lv 36

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Lv 39

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Lv 44

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 44

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 47

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM62

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Psych Up

———10Normal

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Refresh

D——20Normal

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

———15Psychic

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Natu Locations

Natu's scattered across 8 spots in mid-game areas with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Natu in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Natu appears in 8 headbutt and walking locations at Lv. 18-48 across SoulSilver and HeartGold. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Ruins of Alph - Outside

SoulSilverGrass Lv.18-24 Ruins

CommonMid

Ruins of Alph - Outside

HeartGoldGrass Lv.18-24 Ruins

CommonMid

Route 28

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.39-43 Route

20%Late

Route 28

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.39-43 Route

20%Late

Mt. Silver - Base

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.42-48 Cave

LimitedLate

Mt. Silver - Base

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.42-48 Cave

LimitedLate

Mt. Silver - Lower mountainside

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.42-48 Cave

LimitedLate

Mt. Silver - Lower mountainside

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.42-48 Cave

LimitedLate

Natu Guide

Get Natu to Xatu at level 25. At 320 BST, Natu is just the starting point.
Level 25 gets you Xatu. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Natu does the job early-game if you need a Psychic/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Xatu before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Natu in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Natu first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Lick 2x 36-43% View Gastly builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Absol Dark	C
TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 86-102%KO View Absol builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 65-77% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 93-112%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-91% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Natu Spark 2x 70-84% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Natu Spark 2x 65-77% View Minun builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 BlizzardTM14 ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 108-127%KO Blizzard 2x 108-127%KO Thunderbolt 2x 87-104%KO Ice Beam 2x 87-104%KO View Absol builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 67-81% Rock Throw 2x 58-69% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 92-110%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-92% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 175-208%KO Thunderbolt 2x 140-167%KO Spark 2x 73-87% Charge Beam 2x 83-98% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 162-190%KO Thunderbolt 2x 131-156%KO Spark 2x 67-81% Charge Beam 2x 77-92% View Minun builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 BlizzardTM14 ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 106-126%KO Blizzard 2x 106-126%KO Thunderbolt 2x 87-103%KO Ice Beam 2x 87-103%KO View Absol builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 65-77% Rock Throw 2x 56-68% Payback 2x 37-45% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 192-227%KO Thunderbolt 2x 160-189%KO Spark 2x 61-73% Charge Beam 2x 90-106%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 176-208%KO Thunderbolt 2x 144-169%KO Spark 2x 73-87% Charge Beam 2x 82-97% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 160-189%KO Thunderbolt 2x 131-155%KO Spark 2x 65-77% Charge Beam 2x 77-92% View Minun builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 BlizzardTM14 ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 104-123%KO Blizzard 2x 104-123%KO Thunderbolt 2x 85-101%KO Ice Beam 2x 85-101%KO View Absol builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-104%KO Rollout 2x 53-64% Rock Blast 2x 47-56% View Graveler builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 187-220%KO Thunderbolt 2x 152-180%KO Spark 2x 57-68% Charge Beam 2x 88-104%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 173-204%KO Thunderbolt 2x 143-168%KO Spark 2x 71-84% Charge Beam 2x 81-96% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 156-184%KO Thunderbolt 2x 128-152%KO Spark 2x 60-72% Charge Beam 2x 75-88% View Minun builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Natu Thunderbolt 2x 250-295%KO Explosion 102-120%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 240-282%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Natu Ice Shard 2x 106-125%KO Pursuit 2x 106-125%KO View Weavile builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityOblivious ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Superpower Stone Edge Damage vs Natu Ice Shard 2x 160-189%KO Superpower 39-47% Stone Edge 2x 264-310%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Dusknoir Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Shadow Sneak Will O Wisp Ice Punch Pain Split Damage vs Natu Shadow Sneak 2x 102-121%KO View Dusknoir builds →