Is Natu Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySynchronize for status reflection. Xatu at 25 is a Psychic/Flying option but RS has Gardevoir natively, which is stronger in every area.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Natu resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Natu's weaknesses hard.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Natu's weaknesses hard.
Winona's typing presses Natu's defenses.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Natu on Safari Zone (walking, Lv 27-29, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 30PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 50PsychicPsychic135100%10
Your Natu should hit Level 25 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- After Winona
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 35PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- LV 65PsychicPsychic135100%10
How to Get Natu in Ruby & Sapphire
A handful of locations for Natu with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Natu in RS
To get Natu, start by catching Natu through walking encounters at Lv. 25-31. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Natu ✓Safari Zone - NortheastLv.27-29FloorRate 15%Safari Zone - SoutheastLv.25FloorRate 10%Safari Zone - SouthwestLv.25FloorRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into XatuSafari Zone - NortheastLv.29-31FloorRate 5%or evolve from Natu (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Natu Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Natu
 Poochyena Dark | D | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x176-208%KO Thief 2x52-61% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x143-168%KO Thief 2x43-51% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x180-213%KO Thief 2x51-61% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Shiftry builds →Thief 2x71-84% Rock Tomb 2x62-73% | ||
Plusle Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Thief 2x43-51% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x165-195%KO Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO Feint Attack 2x63-74% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x97-115%KO Thief 2x70-83% Rock Tomb 2x61-72% | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x181-214%KO Bite 2x78-91% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x120-143%KO Ice Beam 2x91-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x91-109%KO Bite 2x89-105%KO | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x163-192%KO Thunderbolt 2x98-116%KO Feint Attack 2x62-74% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x96-114%KO Thief 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x61-72% | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x178-210%KO Bite 2x76-90% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x120-142%KO Ice Beam 2x90-106%KO Thunderbolt 2x90-106%KO Bite 2x86-102%KO | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x166-195%KO Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO Feint Attack 2x64-75% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x98-116%KO Thief 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x61-73% | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x182-214%KO Bite 2x76-90% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x123-145%KO Ice Beam 2x92-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x92-108%KO Bite 2x87-103%KO | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Natu with Rock Slide (226-266%). Gengar threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (161-190%). Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 221-261%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Natu View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x226-266%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Natu View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt 2x161-190%KO Explosion93-109%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x221-261%KO | ||
Natu Evolutions
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.
Breeding
Breed Natu easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Drill Peck, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 5 more to offspring.
RS Natu Best Moveset
Psychic/Flying pre-evolution with MovePsychic and MoveThunder Wave at stats too low to compete. AbilitySynchronize bounces status back to the attacker. Xatu improves both Speed and Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Natu best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Substitute
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Ghost and Normal coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
NATU has a highly developed jumping ability. The POKéMON flaps and leaps onto tree branches that are taller than grown-up people to pick at the tree’s new shoots.
Natu Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Where in the Ruby & Sapphire Safari Zone can I find Natu?
See the Locations section above for where to find Natu in Ruby & Sapphire.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Natu from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Natu easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves