Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — higher than 77% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Ground-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.
Sp. Atk and Speed share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (95) is 20 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 79% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #160 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #162 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Hoenn | #163 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
| Hoenn | #170 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Alola | #253 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #093 | Sword / Shield |
Abilities
- Synchronize Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.
- Early Bird Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
- Magic Bounce Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.
Pokédex entry
They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Xatu takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Xatu appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (12)
All Xatu cards →Xatu has 12 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 72 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (17)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Kalos
Kanto
Moves (91)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (67 via TM/TR, 35 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| 1 | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 1 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 12 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 15 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 20 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 25 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| 28 | Psycho Shift | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 34 | Guard Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 34 | Power Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 39 | Miracle Eye | Psychic | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 41 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 55 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 57 | Me First | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |