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xatu
#178

Xatu

Mystic Pokémon

PsychicFlying

They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 75
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 70
Speed 95
Total 470

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

xatu Xatu Lv. 25

Moves

Details

Category Mystic Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 15.0 kg
Base Exp 165
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

xatu Front Front
xatu Back Back
xatu Front Shiny Front Shiny
xatu Back Shiny Back Shiny
xatu Front ♀ Front ♀
xatu Back ♀ Back ♀
xatu Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
xatu Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
xatu Official Art Official Art
xatu Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 0.6%
Magic Bounce
Item
Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability
Magic Bounce
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Magic Bounce, serviceable bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and a usable defensive typing allow Xatu to counteract and beat common entry hazard setters in Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn. Barely staving off Necrozma-DM, the tier's premier Stealth Rock setter, puts it over its Magic Bounce competitors: Hatterene and Espeon. Additionally, Magic Bounce thwarts many common suicide leads such as Shuckle, Slurpuff, and Mew and deters passive Pokemon such as defensive Zygarde, Blissey, and Toxapex from spreading status. Teleport also allows Xatu to safely pivot its hard-hitting teammates in, such as Choice Band Ho-Oh. However, for the Ubers metagame, Xatu's bulk is paper thin, and weaknesses to common offensive types such as Ice, Ghost, Dark, and Electric exacerbate this. It has next to zero defensive utility outside of preventing entry hazards from Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn, which means that Xatu is hard to fit on teams. Additionally, Xatu is unable to prevent entry hazards from other setters such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Landorus-I.

Most Used Moves

Roost
91.5%
Teleport
70.9%
Toxic
28.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
21.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc