In X & Y, Magic Bounce changes the entire equation for Xatu. The 470 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Roost with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Xatu weak to?

In X & Y, Xatu's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Xatu?

Magic Bounce is what you want on Xatu. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Synchronize, Early Bird) work on paper but Magic Bounce is what makes Xatu worth using.

What role does Xatu play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Xatu is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a support.

What is Xatu's hidden ability?

In X & Y, Magic Bounce is the hidden ability. It reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user. Worth hunting for if you want Xatu to compete at a higher level.

Xatu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Support

CTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Sp. Atk and Speed carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. A Mystic Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Sp. Atk and Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack75

Defense70

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def70

Speed95

Total470

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP165

Abilities

SynchronizeRare

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

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Magic BounceHATop Pick

Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe+1

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Once it begins to meditate at sunrise, the entire day will pass before it will move again.

Xatu Weakness

Type-wise, Xatu takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Xatu leans toward special offense (base 95 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.

Xatu 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 Xatu in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Knock Off hits Xatu for 81-96%. Zapdos's Thunderbolt also KOs at 95-111%.

FerrothornResists Psychic, threatens with Stealth Rock, excellent bulk GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball SpikesHazard Power Whip View Ferrothorn builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Xatu Knock Off 2x 81-96% Ice Shard 2x 51-60% Pursuit 2x 51-60% View Weavile builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Xatu Heat Wave 33-39% Thunderbolt 2x 95-111%KO View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Xatu Shadow Ball 2x 157-185%KO Sludge Bomb 88-104%KO Focus Blast 19-23% View Gengar builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Xatu Ice Shard 2x 40-47% Rock Slide 2x 49-57% View Mamoswine builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolved from Natu. Xatu is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Natu), and Xatu peaks at 470 total stats. 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 with Xatu to get Natu eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Drill Peck, Feather Dance and 11 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Xatu Best Moveset

Magic Bounce gives Xatu passive value while it walls. Bold nature boosts Defense, max HP and Defense EVs maximize the physical wall profile, and Leftovers keeps it in the game.

Best Build

Situational pick

Wall

Ability

Magic Bounce

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Xatu

Bold+DEF

Xatu best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

RoostRecovery
Light ScreenSTAB
PsyshockSTAB
U Turn

Recommended Teammates

ChanseyDecent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Ally Switch and Drill Peck aren't available any other way for Xatu, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Future Sight and Synchronoise for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 6

Night Shade

B—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 27

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 30

Wish

C——10Normal

Lv 37

Psycho Shift

D—10010Psychic

Lv 42

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Lv 47

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Lv 54

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Lv 54

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 59

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 66

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

A8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

B——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

A——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

B—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

B7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Ally Switch+2

D——15Psychic

Egg

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Refresh

D——20Normal

Egg

Roost

A——10Flying

Egg

Simple Beam

D—10015Normal

Egg

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Egg

Synchronoise

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Xatu can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

C609525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

C——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Xatu in X & Y

Xatu can't be caught in X & Y. Transfer Natu from Gold, Crystal, or Sword and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Xatu in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Natu
Also found in:
Gold Crystal Ruby Emerald FireRed Diamond
Train until Level 25
Step 2Xatu ✓

Xatu Guide

In X & Y, Magic Bounce changes the entire equation for Xatu. The 470 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Roost with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, Xatu's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Magic Bounce is what you want on Xatu. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Synchronize, Early Bird) work on paper but Magic Bounce is what makes Xatu worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Xatu is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a support.
In X & Y, Magic Bounce is the hidden ability. It reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user. Worth hunting for if you want Xatu to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Xatu spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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