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xatu
#178

Xatu

Mystic Pokémon

PsychicFlying

It’s said that while this Pokémon has the power to predict the future, it’s not powerful enough to change the future it sees.

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

Locations

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

ru Usage: 2.7%
Defensive
Moves
U-turn / Calm Mind
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Magic Bounce
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 200
Spe 56

Strategy Overview

Access to Magic Bounce lets Xatu block entry hazards from defensive Stealth Rock users, mainly the omnipresent Registeel as well as Bronzong. While Xatu struggles to switch directly into offensive hazard setters like Metagross and Roserade due to mediocre bulk, it still beats them one-on-one and forces prediction with the threat of Magic Bounce. Xatu's fantastic movepool also gives it the option to further support its team with U-turn or pose a massive threat to passive teams with Calm Mind in its last moveslot. However, Xatu is very matchup reliant. It fails to consistently beat offensive hazard setters, and its mediocre stats and defensive typing prevent it from threatening offensive teams with Calm Mind, meaning it'll only truly excel against balance teams with Registeel or Bronzong as their Stealth Rock user or against passive defensive teams lacking an Unaware user when running Calm Mind. Xatu is exploitable as well; many common Pokemon such as Zygarde-10%, Ninetales, Barbaracle, and Houndoom set up on it for free, and Pursuit users like Sneasel and Drapion can remove it, making it much easier for the opponent to set up Stealth Rock. It also has competition with Espeon, which offers a much more formidable offensive presence, and with other Defog users. For example, Defog Magic Guard Sigilyph beats Registeel and Bronzong lacking Gyro Ball nearly as well as Xatu while having better stats all around, and other Defog users such as Mandibuzz trade the ability to excel against Registeel for a much more impressive defensive presence and typing.

Most Used Moves

Roost
83.3%
Heat Wave
73.3%
U-turn
71.2%
Psyshock
50.4%
Toxic
20.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
24.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc