Xatu (Pokémon)
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| Xatu ネイティオ Natio | |
![]() Artwork from GSC | |
| Pronunciation | zah-too |
|---|---|
| Types | Psychic/Flying |
| Species | Mystic Pokémon |
| National Dex | #178 |
| Johto Dex | #160 |
| Hoenn Dex | #163 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Height | 4′11″ (1.5m) |
| Weight | 33.1 lbs. (15.0kg) |
| Abilities | Synchronize or Early Bird |
| Egg group | Flying |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpA, 1 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 171 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Green |
| Catch rate | 75 |
| Footprint | |
| Body style | |
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Xatu (Japanese: ネイティオ Natio) is a dual-type Psychic/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves from Natu at level 25.
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Biology
Physiology
Xatu are green condor-like Pokémon with long white wings that covers most of the Pokémon's front. Underneath its wings are designs that resemble eyes. It also possess a long yellow beak and long red crest feathers. Its design is similar to a totem pole.
Gender differences
A male has one extra pair of yellow stripes.
Special abilities
Like most Psychic Pokémon, it possess psychic abilities. However, its specialty is that it has the ability to see into the future.
Behavior
Xatu tend to stand still all day, many theories have been thought up to explain this behavior. One such theory explains that it keeps seeing visions of the past and future, and that it doesn't move due to fears of these future visions coming true.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Xatu was seen in Me, Myself and Time under the ownership of another girl named Calista who traveled back in time to give her younger self a message.
Xatu was seen starring in an outer-space version of the movie "Titanic" in Lights, Camerupt, Action.
Xatu, along with three Natu, was used to signal the start of a Water Pokémon race in the movie Pokémon Heroes.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
In Volume 14, Will uses a Xatu to fight Green and Silver.
By the events of the Battle Frontier saga, Crystal's Natu has evolved into a Xatu.
In the TCG
- Main article: Xatu (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Xatu lives on the Hill of the Ancients, located beyond the Great Canyon. Xatu is well regarded as a wise Pokémon with the ability to see into the future. The player first consults Xatu in an attempt to learn why they were turned into a Pokémon. Later on, it creates the Telport Gem to teleport the player to the Sky Tower. Xatu occasionally visits Pokémon Square for shopping and gave Meteor Cave its name on one of these trips.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Xatu runs a shop in Treasure Town called Xatu's Appraisal. He opens boxes for 150 Poké per box.
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| II | Gold | They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time. |
| Silver | In South America, it is said that its right eye sees the future and its left eye views the past. | |
| Crystal | Once it begins to meditate at sunrise, the entire day will pass before it will move again. | |
| Stadium 2 | They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time. | |
| III | Ruby | Xatu stands rooted and still in one spot all day long. People believe that this Pokémon does so out of fear of the terrible things it has foreseen in the future. |
| Sapphire | Xatu is known to stand motionless while staring at the sun all day long. Some people revere it as a mystical Pokémon out of their belief that Xatu is in possession of the power to see into the future. | |
| Emerald | It has the enigmatic power of foreseeing the future. Some people in different lands have long believed that Xatu are emissaries from another world. | |
| FireRed | In South America, it is said that its right eye sees the future and its left eye views the past. | |
| LeafGreen | They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time. | |
| IV | Diamond | This odd Pokémon can see both the past and the future. It eyes the sun's movements all day. |
| Pearl | This odd Pokémon can see both the past and the future. It eyes the sun's movements all day. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | Gold | Silver | None | Evolve Natu |
| Crystal | None | Evolve Natu | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Rare | Safari Zone |
| Emerald | Rare | Safari Zone | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | None | Evolve Natu | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Evolve Natu | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | None | Evolve Natu |
| Platinum | None | Evolve Natu | ||
| Pal Park | Forest | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Natu |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 5 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Evolve from Natu |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Spacial Rift (B1-B6) |
Base stats
| HP: | 65 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 75 | |
| Defense: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 95 | |
| SpDef: | 70 | |
| Speed: | 95 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
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Notes:
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Learnset
Xatu is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 6 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 9 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 12 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 17 | Miracle Eye | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 1 ♥
|
| 20 | Me First | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 23 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 27 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — | —% | 30 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 30 | Wish | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0
|
| 37 | Psycho Shift | Psychic | Status | — | 90% | 10 | Cool | 0
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| 42 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 80 | 90% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 47 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 0
|
| 54 | Power Swap | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | Beauty | 0
|
| 54 | Guard Swap | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0
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| 59 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
|
| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 55 | 95% | 25 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 0
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Special moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Rare | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Flyaway Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | All the yesterdays, today, and all tomorrows--they are as one! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Matters are grave... My health has fallen to half. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I am numb... I can see neither past nor future... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! However... All levels are connected as one! | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
| | Recruit Rate: -4.5% | IQ Group: F |
Evolution
| Unevolved | → Level 25 | First evolution | ||
![]() Natu Psychic Flying | ![]() Xatu Psychic Flying | |||



