Is Xatu Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Psychic/Flying with AbilitySynchronize reflecting status. Xatu has decent Special stats for Psychic coverage. Handles Brawly and contributes against Phoebe's Ghost E4. Gardevoir is the stronger Psychic option, but Xatu doesn't require a rare Ralts encounter to start.
Roxanne's team hits Xatu's weaknesses hard.
Xatu resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Juan'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Xatu in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 29-31, rare). Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, 500-step limit.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 35PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 65PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
Catch Natu
Catch Natu in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 25, uncommon). Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, 500-step limit.
Recommended Moves
- LV 30PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Xatu in Emerald
Xatu actually spawns wild in the Safari Zone, a rare level 29 to 31 find, so you can skip the evolution grind if patient. Catching a Natu and leveling it to 25 is the faster path most of the time.
1 location to catch Xatu1 location to catch Natu
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Catch Natu at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 25 — it evolves into Xatu.
Badge 6Where To Catch Xatu in E
The path to Xatu starts with Natu at Lv. 25-29 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Xatu ✓or evolve from Natu (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Xatu catch rates for Emerald by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Xatu in Emerald
Xatu stalks the expanded Safari Zone areas as a rarer sight than its pre-evolution, so pack extra Safari Balls and comb the tall grass patiently, checking each totem-like silhouette for the off-color plumage. Compare Shiny Xatu odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Xatu Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Emerald with Xatu preloaded.
Xatu Weakness
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.
| 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 Xatu Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Xatu
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x100-118%KO Thunderbolt 2x60-70% Feint Attack 2x39-46% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-70% Thief 2x42-50% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x109-129%KO Bite 2x46-54% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x56-67% Thunderbolt 2x56-67% Bite 2x54-63% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x104-124%KO Thunderbolt 2x69-82% Ancient Power 2x26-32% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x80-95% Shadow Ball 2x56-67% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x87-103%KO Thief 2x25-30% Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x71-84% Feint Attack 2x49-58% Shock Wave 2x32-39% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x47-56% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% Pursuit 2x20-25% | ||
Xatu Evolutions
Evolved from Natu. Xatu is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Natu), and Xatu peaks at 470 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
Breeding
Breed with Xatu to get Natu eggs easily using 25 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Drill Peck, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 5 more.
E Xatu Best Moveset
Xatu provides a fast Psychic option for teams that need Ground immunity through Flying typing, with AbilitySynchronize punishing status attempts. The moveset fires MovePsychic from 95 Sp. Atk at 95 Speed, outpacing many mid-tier threats. Thin bulk at 65/70/70 means Xatu trades survivability for speed and type coverage.
Best Build
Xatu best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Support Moveset
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Calm Mind
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Drill Peck and Feather Dance 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.
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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has the enigmatic power of foreseeing the future. Some people in different lands have long believed that XATU are emissaries from another world.
Xatu Emerald Guide
- How do I catch Xatu in the Emerald Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Xatu in Emerald.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Xatu from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Xatu 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 Emerald, Xatu plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Timid is the go-to nature for Xatu. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 60 HP / 196 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
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.
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 7Let's Go
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
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