Is Xatu Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Natu evolves at level 25. Psychic/Flying gives unique defensive coverage. AbilitySynchronize passes status conditions back to the attacker. Functional, but Alakazam and Gardevoir both outperform Xatu in practice.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Natu resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Natu has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Natu's weaknesses hard.
Natu trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Natu's weaknesses hard.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Xatu has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Xatu trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Natu
Catch Natu on Route 224 (walking, Lv 50, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Natu to Xatu
Natu evolves into Xatu at Level 25. You get it at Level 50, past Level 25, so it evolves into Xatu the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- LV 42PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 59PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Xatu in Platinum
Xatu is evolution-only in Platinum, evolving from a Natu at level 25. Since Natu only appears on its daily swarm, you have to grab one during that narrow window before you can build toward Xatu.
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 Pt
- Step 2Xatu ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Natu egg.
How to Get Shiny Xatu in Platinum
Xatu comes only by leveling, so chain a Natu on Route 224 to 40 for a shiny and raise it up. Compare Shiny Xatu odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Xatu Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Xatu Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Xatu
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x249-294%KO Avalanche 2x67-79% Assurance 2x56-67% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x80-94% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Rock Slide 2x55-65% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x130-153%KO Thunderbolt 2x69-81% Stone Edge 2x72-85% Dark Pulse 2x58-69% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x115-136%KO Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Payback 2x22-26% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x109-128%KO Stone Edge 2x90-106%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-75% Ice Beam 2x55-65% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x135-159%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-75% Avalanche 2x55-65% Payback 2x46-54% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x129-152%KO Shadow Ball 2x72-85% Bite 2x29-34% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x89-105%KO Avalanche 2x77-91% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x97-114%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x51-60% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x122-144%KO Ice Beam 2x48-57% Thief 2x33-40% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Thunder Fang 2x43-51% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Xatu View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x124-147%KO Ancient Power 2x53-63% | ||
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 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Drill Peck, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 7 more.
Pt Xatu Best Moveset
Screen and support role at 95 Speed with MoveReflect and MoveLight Screen going up before most opponents act. The moveset adds Psychic attacks at 95 Sp. Atk, and AbilitySynchronize deters status moves.
Best Build
Xatu best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Fly
- U Turn
- Future Sight
- Shadow Ball
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
40 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This odd Pokémon can see both the past and the future. It eyes the sun’s movement all day.
Xatu Platinum Guide
Yes. Xatu is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Xatu becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, Xatu plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Fly is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Hardy is the go-to nature for Xatu. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def 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
Winds & Waves
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