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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 BounceHA

Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It is extremely good at climbing tree trunks and likes to eat the new sprouts on the trees.

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 116-137%KO Rock Slide 2x 88-103%KO Rock Throw 2x 59-70% Rock Blast 2x 31-37% View Lunatone builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 25 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Assurance 2x 99-117%KO Payback 2x 81-97% View Pawniard builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 172-203%KO Rock Slide 2x 130-153%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-103%KO Rock Blast 2x 44-53% View Solrock builds →
Thievul Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 28 Night SlashLv. 34 ThiefLv. 1 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 84-100%KO Night Slash 2x 84-100%KO Thief 2x 73-87% Assurance 2x 73-87% View Thievul builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 34 AssuranceLv. 23 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 116-137%KO Assurance 2x 99-117%KO Payback 2x 84-100%KO View Liepard builds →

Sword & Shield 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 42 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Drill Peck, Feather Dance, Quick Attack and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Natu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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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 Psychic while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Lv 10

Teleport-6

C——20Psychic

Lv 15

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 20

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 26

Psycho Shift

D—10010Psychic

Lv 30

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 35

Guard Swap

D——10Psychic

Lv 35

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 40

Wish

C——10Normal

Lv 45

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM95

Air Slash

C759515Flying

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR44

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR34

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

TM28

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM61

Guard Swap

D——10Psychic

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM72

Magic Room

D——10Psychic

TM60

Power Swap

———10Psychic

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TR25

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TR40

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR82

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM70

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TR69

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Roost

C——10Flying

Egg

Simple Beam

D—10015Normal

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Expanding Force

C8010010Psychic

Sword & Shield Natu Locations

Natu's scattered across 22 spots in early-game routes 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 Sword & Shield

walking encounters for Natu across 22 spots at Lv. 7-38. The catch is that Shield and Sword don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

45%Early

Heavy Fog

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

45%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

40%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

40%Early

Heavy Fog

South Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

Heavy Fog

South Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

Heavy Fog

Rolling Fields

SwordGrass Lv.7-9

35%Early

Heavy Fog

Rolling Fields

ShieldGrass Lv.7-10

35%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Heavy Fog

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Raining

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Raining

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Heavy Fog

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Heavy Fog

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Thunderstorm

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Thunderstorm

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Snowstorm

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Snowstorm

Giant's Seat

SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

28%Late

Heavy Fog

Giant's Seat

ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

28%Late

Heavy Fog

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 33-40% Rollout 2x 23-29% Rock Blast 2x 19-23% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Brutal SwingTM97 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 83-98% Brutal Swing 2x 44-54% Rock Throw 2x 58-69% Smack Down 2x 58-69% View Onix builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Bite 2x 77-92% Payback 2x 67-81% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Payback 2x 58-69% View Purrloin builds →
Nickit Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 16 SnarlLv. 12 Damage vs Natu Assurance 2x 54-63% Snarl 2x 63-75% View Nickit builds →

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves ElectrowebTM82 PaybackTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Electroweb 2x 85-100%KO Payback 2x 45-53% Thunder Shock 2x 63-75% View Stunfisk builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 28-35% Rollout 2x 20-25% Rock Blast 2x 17-20% View Shuckle builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Bite 2x 75-90% Payback 2x 63-75% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 21 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Assurance 2x 63-75% Payback 2x 55-65% View Purrloin builds →
Nickit Dark	D
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 24 AssuranceLv. 16 SnarlLv. 12 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 55-65% Assurance 2x 47-55% Snarl 2x 58-70% View Nickit builds →

Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 25 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Assurance 2x 92-109%KO Payback 2x 80-95% View Pawniard builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Bite 2x 77-91% Payback 2x 65-77% View Stunky builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 21 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Assurance 2x 65-77% Payback 2x 53-64% View Purrloin builds →
Impidimp DarkFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 24 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 68-82% Bite 2x 61-73% Assurance 2x 61-73% View Impidimp builds →
Nickit Dark	D
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 24 AssuranceLv. 16 SnarlLv. 12 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 53-64% Assurance 2x 45-55% Snarl 2x 58-68% View Nickit builds →

Morpeko ElectricDark	A
Available Moves Moves Volt SwitchTM80 SparkLv. 30 BiteLv. 25 AssuranceTM58 Damage vs Natu Volt Switch 2x 93-110%KO Spark 2x 111-132%KO Bite 2x 104-122%KO Assurance 2x 104-122%KO View Morpeko builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 111-132%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-101%KO Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Rock Blast 2x 31-37% View Lunatone builds →
Crawdaunt WaterDark	B
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 28 Knock OffLv. 16 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Night Slash 2x 145-171%KO Knock Off 2x 135-159%KO Payback 2x 104-122%KO View Crawdaunt builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 40 AssuranceTM58 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Night Slash 2x 109-129%KO Assurance 2x 93-110%KO Payback 2x 81-95% View Pawniard builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 36 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Knock OffLv. 24 Damage vs Natu Night Slash 2x 114-135%KO Ice Fang 2x 70-84% Thunder Fang 2x 70-84% Knock Off 2x 106-126%KO View Drapion builds →

Morpeko ElectricDark	A
Available Moves Moves Volt SwitchTM80 SparkLv. 30 BiteLv. 25 AssuranceTM58 Damage vs Natu Volt Switch 2x 94-112%KO Spark 2x 112-132%KO Bite 2x 105-124%KO Assurance 2x 105-124%KO View Morpeko builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 112-132%KO Rock Slide 2x 84-100%KO Rock Tomb 2x 70-82% Icy Wind 2x 63-75% View Lunatone builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 40 AssuranceTM58 Rock TombTM48 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Natu Night Slash 2x 110-129%KO Assurance 2x 94-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Payback 2x 79-94% View Pawniard builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Stone Edge 2x 170-200%KO Rock Slide 2x 129-153%KO Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO Rock Throw 2x 87-103%KO View Solrock builds →
Thievul Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 28 Night SlashLv. 34 ThiefLv. 1 AssuranceTM58 Damage vs Natu Sucker Punch 2x 82-97% Night Slash 2x 82-97% Thief 2x 72-85% Assurance 2x 72-85% View Thievul builds →