Is Xatu Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Psychic/Flying available postgame with AbilitySynchronize or AbilityEarly Bird. Xatu handles nothing in FRLG's postgame that Alakazam or Starmie can't handle better. The dual typing is interesting. The stats are not.
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 Xatu in FireRed & LeafGreen
To get Xatu, catch a Natu at Ruin Valley and level to 25. The chain lives entirely in the Sevii Islands, so you'll need the National Dex upgrade first.
Catch Natu at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Xatu.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Natu
- 2Evolve Xatuat Lv.25
Badge 8How to Obtain Xatu in FRLG
Step 1Catch Natu
Step 2Xatu ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Xatu egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x111-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x41-49% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-113%KO Thief 2x27-33% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x75-89% Shadow Ball 2x53-64% Thief 2x33-40% | ||
 Voltorb Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Voltorb builds →Thunderbolt 2x66-78% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x111-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-113%KO Thief 2x28-33% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x88-103%KO Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x77-92% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x33-40% | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x111-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x93-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x61-73% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-113%KO Thief 2x28-33% | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x88-103%KO Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Haunter builds →Thunderbolt 2x77-92% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x33-40% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x108-127%KO Shadow Ball 2x41-48% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x89-105%KO Thunderbolt 2x59-70% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x92-109%KO Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x85-100%KO Thief 2x24-29% Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Dewgong builds →Ice Beam 2x77-91% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
 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 Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x113-133%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x91-107%KO Thunderbolt 2x61-71% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x115-136%KO Crunch 2x65-77% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x105-123%KO Crunch 2x83-98% Thunderbolt 2x66-78% Ice Beam 2x66-78% | ||
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 Xatu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x111-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x41-49% | ||
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 are average hatch time. 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.
FRLG Xatu Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk at 95 Speed fires Psychic TermStab from the special side at mid-tier power. AbilitySynchronize reflects status conditions back. Psychic/Flying provides a Ground immunity. The moveset plays fast special attacker with MovePsychic and coverage, though 65/70/70 bulk means Xatu doesn't survive strong hits.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
In South America, it is said that its right eye sees the future and its left eye views the past.
They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time.
Xatu FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Xatu is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Natu by leveling up.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Xatu spans 9 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 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