Mixed
Pivot
470Average
95Moderate
CTier

Ground moves don't affect Xatu at all — that's the advantage of Psychic/Flying typing. It sits at a decent but contested Speed tier. Known as the Mystic Pokemon. Flexible enough to run physical or special sets.

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 stat exp per KO.

Base Stats
470Above
HP65
C
Attack75
C
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def70
C
Speed95
B
Total470
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Xatu yields +1 SpA, +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe+1
Details
Catch75Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.5m / 4'11"•15kg / 33.1 lbs•165Base XP
Pokedex Entries

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

Crystal

Xatu Weakness

Avg

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.

Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricIceRockGhostDark
½xResisti
GrassPsychic
¼xResisti
Fighting
0xImmunei
Ground
STAB (4)i
FightingPoisonGrassBug
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei-3
Stealth Rock25% on switch
Abilities
SynchronizeCopies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.
Early BirdMakes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Magic BounceHAReflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.

Evolved from Natu. Xatu is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool 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.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Natu
#177Natu
25
Level 25
Xatu
#178Xatu
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Natu
PsychicFlying
Xatu
PsychicFlying
HP
40
65+25
ATK
50
75+25
DEF
45
70+25
SP.ATK
70
95+25
SP.DEF
45
70+25
SPE
70
95+25
BST
320D-Tier
470C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Xatu to get Natu eggs easily using 19 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Drill Peck, Feint Attack, Haze and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
togeticfarfetchdcrobatpidgeotdodrioxatufearowgolbatnoctowlmurkrowpidgeottonatu
12 of 19·

Best Build

Support
Ability
Not in Gen 2
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Not in Gen 2

Best Xatu Moveset

  • PsychicSTAB
  • HazeUtility
  • ToxicUtility
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Snorlax
SnorlaxGood
Raikou
RaikouGood
Qwilfish
QwilfishDecent

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 1
Night Shade
—10015Ghost
Lv 1
Peck
3510035Flying
Lv 10
Night Shade
—10015Ghost
Lv 20
Teleport-6
——20Psychic
Lv 35
Future Sight
12010010Psychic
Lv 50
Confuse Ray
—10010Ghost
Lv 65
Psychic
9010010Psychic

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM03
Curse
——10Ghost
TM43
Detect+4
——5Fighting
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM42
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM20
Endure+4
——10Normal
HM05
Flash
—7020Normal
HM02
Fly
709515Flying
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
751005Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM50
Nightmare
—10015Ghost
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM09
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM35
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM13
Snore
4010015Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
—8515Normal
TM39
Swift
60—20Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Drill Peck
8010020Flying
Egg
Feint Attack
60—20Dark
Egg
Haze
——30Ice
Egg
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Egg
Steel Wing
709025Steel

Tutor Moves

Xatu can't learn any Tutor moves

Xatu is obtained through an in-game trade. Visit the NPC at Pewter City and bring the requested Pokemon to make the swap. No wild encounters are available in this game.

How to Obtain Xatu in Crystal

  1. Natu
    Step 1Catch Natu
    Ruins of Alph - Outside
    GrassLv.18-24CommonMidRuins
    EFFORTLESS
  2. Xatu
    Step 2Xatu ✓
    Pewter City
    In-game tradeLimitedCityTrade for (give Haunter)
    LEGENDARY
    or evolve from Natu (Step 1)

  • We rate Xatu C-Tier — a situational pick that fills a niche. At 470 BST, it fits the pivot role.

  • 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.

  • Natu evolves into Xatu at level 25. Xatu is the fully evolved form. It sits at 470 BST in its evolved form.

  • Base 95 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Xatu is a mixed attacker — base 75 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.

  • Xatu appears in 16 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Xatu spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.