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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

It picks food from cactus plants, deftly avoiding buds and spines. It seems to skip about to move.

Platinum

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 49 Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Damage vs Natu Dark Pulse 2x 137-162%KO Shadow Ball 2x 137-162%KO Sucker Punch 2x 122-143%KO Feint Attack 2x 103-123%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 40 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 235-277%KO Thunderbolt 2x 192-227%KO Discharge 2x 170-201%KO Spark 2x 82-97% View Magneton builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 93-110%KO Ice Beam 2x 77-91% Shadow Ball 2x 45-54% Shadow Claw 2x 83-97% View Sneasel builds →
Electabuzz Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Thunder PunchLv. 28 Damage vs Natu Thunder 2x 192-227%KO Thunderbolt 2x 159-188%KO Discharge 2x 142-167%KO Thunder Punch 2x 119-141%KO View Electabuzz builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 48 Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 17 Feint AttackLv. 35 Damage vs Natu Crunch 2x 99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x 83-97% Bite 2x 75-89% Feint Attack 2x 75-89% View Houndour builds →

Platinum 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)

Platinum 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

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Natu Locations

Natu appears at high spawn rates across 1 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Natu in Platinum

Route 224

Grass Lv.50 Route

CommonPost

Swarm active

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 64-77% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 85-100%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 56-69% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Natu Rock Throw 2x 77-92% View Geodude builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Natu Spark 2x 85-100%KO View Shinx builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 87-104%KO View Solrock builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Natu Thunderbolt 2x 98-115%KO Spark 2x 73-87% View Pachirisu 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 →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Astonish 2x 21-27% View Lileep builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO Thunder Fang 2x 81-97% Ice Fang 2x 81-97% Bite 2x 73-88% View Aerodactyl builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Natu Feint Attack 2x 103-122%KO Ominous Wind 2x 103-122%KO Thief 2x 103-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x 69-81% View Spiritomb builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 88-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 131-155%KO Rock Tomb 2x 103-122%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-103%KO View Solrock builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock SlideTM80 Shadow ClawTM65 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Natu Thunderbolt 2x 88-103%KO Rock Slide 2x 111-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x 103-122%KO Rock Tomb 2x 89-106%KO View Absol builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Thunder Fang 2x 84-99% Ice Fang 2x 84-99% Bite 2x 77-90% View Aerodactyl builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Natu Shadow Ball 2x 136-160%KO Feint Attack 2x 104-123%KO Ominous Wind 2x 104-123%KO Thief 2x 104-123%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Ice BeamTM13 ThunderboltTM24 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 107-126%KO Thunder 2x 107-126%KO Ice Beam 2x 88-104%KO Thunderbolt 2x 88-104%KO View Absol builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 127-151%KO Ice Beam 2x 104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x 93-110%KO Rock Slide 2x 90-107%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Shadow Ball 2x 62-74% Rock Slide 2x 132-156%KO Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-107%KO View Solrock builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 BiteLv. 1 Damage vs Natu Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Thunder Fang 2x 84-99% Ice Fang 2x 84-99% Bite 2x 77-90% View Aerodactyl builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Natu Shadow Ball 2x 136-160%KO Feint Attack 2x 104-123%KO Ominous Wind 2x 104-123%KO Thief 2x 104-123%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Ice BeamTM13 ThunderboltTM24 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 107-126%KO Thunder 2x 107-126%KO Ice Beam 2x 88-104%KO Thunderbolt 2x 88-104%KO View Absol builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Natu Blizzard 2x 127-151%KO Ice Beam 2x 104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x 93-110%KO Rock Slide 2x 90-107%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Natu Shadow Ball 2x 62-74% Rock Slide 2x 132-156%KO Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-107%KO View Solrock 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 →