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xatu
#178

Xatu

Mystic Pokémon

PsychicFlying

Once it begins to meditate at sunrise, the entire day will pass before it will move again.

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: 3.4%
Defensive Pivot
Item
Leftovers / Colbur Berry
Ability
Magic Bounce
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Xatu is primarily known for its ability Magic Bounce, which allows it to bounce back moves like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Taunt and more importantly allows it to bounce entry hazards back to the opponent's field. Xatu has a very good matchup against two common hazard setters in Uxie and Registeel, while its access to U-turn also allows it to act as an effective pivot. Furthermore, Xatu's Psychic / Flying typing gives it a 4x resistance to Fighting and a Ground immunity. It has a decent Speed tier even without investment, allowing it to invest in bulk. It also has a vast movepool, with moves such as Heat Wave, Grass Knot, Night Shade, and Roost. Unfortunately, Xatu is weak to a variety of types including Dark, Rock, Ice, Electric, and Ghost. Furthermore, all Dark-types other than Spiritomb outspeed Xatu and can threaten it with a combination of Knock Off and Pursuit. The popular hazard setter Diancie can be troublesome due to the combination of Heal Bell and Diamond Storm. If the opponent finds out the moveset Xatu is running, it becomes relatively easy to check. Finally, Pokemon like Drapion, Scrafty, and Fletchinder can take advantage of Xatu and set up on it.

Most Used Moves

Roost
74.6%
U-turn
52.0%
Toxic
40.9%
Psychic
30.9%
Heat Wave
26.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
26.3%
Kee Berry
10.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc