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Xatu - #178Pokemon GO

TYPE
Psychic / Flying
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
3KM

Xatu

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.

Dex No

#178

Capture Rate

15%

Flee Rate

7%

New Move

50000 50

Xatu Weaknesses and Strengths

Xatu is a dual-type Pokemon of types Psychic and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ghost 160%
Dark 160%
Rock 160%
Electric 160%
Ice 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 39.1%
Ground 39.1%
Psychic 62.5%
Grass 62.5%

Best Moves for Xatu in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Xatu.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Air Slash Futuresight 67.33402.32
Feint Attack Futuresight 64.44378.43
Air Slash Return 64.00373.57
Air Slash Aerial Ace 41.50365.81
Feint Attack Aerial Ace 38.61345.76
Feint Attack Return 61.11344.87
Air Slash Ominous Wind 35.74324.61
Feint Attack Ominous Wind 32.85295.85
Air Slash Frustration 19.00212.37
Feint Attack Frustration 16.11171.06

All Moves for Xatu

Below are all the moves that Xatu can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Aerial AceCharged5522.922400ms-33
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Ominous WindCharged5021.742300ms-33
FuturesightCharged12053.332700ms-100
Air SlashQuick1411.671200ms10
Feint AttackQuick1011.11900ms9

Xatu Evolution


Natu
Requires
50x Candy

Xatu

Best Xatu Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Xatu Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Xatu in a raid.

#094
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar

TTK: 572.00

Lick
Shadow Ball
#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 609.30

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 624.70

Bite
Brutal Swing
#354
Mega Banette

Mega Banette

TTK: 634.40

Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
#248
Shadow Tyranitar

Shadow Tyranitar

TTK: 653.30

Smack Down
Brutal Swing
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 654.00

Hex
Shadow Ball
#310
Mega Manectric

Mega Manectric

TTK: 681.60

Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
#461
Shadow Weavile

Shadow Weavile

TTK: 698.70

Snarl
Avalanche
#243
Shadow Raikou

Shadow Raikou

TTK: 704.60

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 713.00

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#229
Mega Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

TTK: 713.20

Snarl
Foul Play
#462
Shadow Magnezone

Shadow Magnezone

TTK: 713.20

Spark
Wild Charge
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 715.20

Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
#466
Shadow Electivire

Shadow Electivire

TTK: 717.80

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#145
Shadow Zapdos

Shadow Zapdos

TTK: 720.70

Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon
#142
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

TTK: 729.30

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#491
Darkrai

Darkrai

TTK: 751.20

Snarl
Shadow Ball
#405
Shadow Luxray

Shadow Luxray

TTK: 756.90

Snarl
Wild Charge
#644
Zekrom

Zekrom

TTK: 760.60

Charge Beam
Wild Charge
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 773.40

Hex
Shadow Ball

Other Xatu Forms

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Xatu

Xatu

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