Is Natu Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Sevii Islands after the National Dex. AbilitySynchronize passes status back, AbilityEarly Bird wakes from sleep faster. Psychic/Flying with low stats. Xatu at 25 is the target but arrives far too late to matter in FRLG.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Natu's weaknesses hard.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Natu resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Xatu resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Xatu resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Natu on Ruin Valley (walking, Lv 15-20, common).
- After Erika
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 30PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- LV 50PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Natu should hit Level 25 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- After Lt. Surge
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 35PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 65PsychicPsychic135100%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Natu in FireRed & LeafGreen
Natu only spawns at Ruin Valley in both versions, common rarity at levels 15 to 20. A single-location pattern. If you miss the valley, you miss the Pokemon entirely.
1 location to catch Natu
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Natu in FRLG
Step 1Natu ✓
Step 2Evolve into XatuBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Xatu egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x175-207%KO Shadow Ball 2x66-79% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x151-177%KO Thief 2x45-54% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x121-144%KO Shadow Ball 2x82-97% Thief 2x52-62% | ||
 Voltorb Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Voltorb builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-123%KO Thief 2x31-37% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x186-220%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-84% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x157-186%KO Thief 2x47-56% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Thief 2x43-51% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x129-152%KO Shadow Ball 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x56-66% | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x186-220%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-84% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x151-178%KO Thunderbolt 2x100-119%KO | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x157-186%KO Thief 2x47-56% | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Thief 2x43-51% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x129-152%KO Shadow Ball 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x56-66% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x182-215%KO Shadow Ball 2x67-79% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x147-173%KO Thunderbolt 2x98-116%KO | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x154-182%KO Thief 2x45-53% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Dewgong builds →Ice Beam 2x126-149%KO Thief 2x37-44% | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x140-165%KO Thief 2x40-48% Rollout 2x21-26% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x188-222%KO Shadow Ball 2x70-83% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x152-180%KO Thunderbolt 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x196-231%KO Crunch 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x178-210%KO Crunch 2x141-166%KO Thunderbolt 2x111-131%KO Ice Beam 2x111-131%KO | ||
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Natu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x190-224%KO Shadow Ball 2x70-83% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.
FRLG Natu Best Moveset
Psychic/Flying with AbilitySynchronize reflecting status and 70 Sp. Atk plus 70 Speed. Xatu improves both to competitive levels.
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 Dream Eater 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
It usually forages for food on the ground but may, on rare occasions, hop onto branches to peck at shoots.
Because its wings aren’t yet fully grown, it has to hop to get around. It is always staring at something.
Natu FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Yes. Natu is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Natu is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
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