Competitive Information for Xatu [Black/White]
Psychic / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Xatu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
StarmieDragoniteMagnezoneKyurem-BlackMamoswineGliscorChanseyNinetalesCresseliaForretress
Xatu is an extraordinary Psychic and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Xatu out in the 5th generation battlefield. Xatu is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Xatu is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 200 Def / 60 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Night Shade
- Reflect / Psychic
- Roost
Physical Wall Xatu (Popular/Trending)
Xatu is a sensational Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Magic Bounce, Xatu blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ Night Shade is a special 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Xatu's level).
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Heat Wave
- Shadow Ball
- Air Cutter
Special Sweeper Xatu (Magic Bounce)
Xatu is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Xatu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Xatu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magic Bounce, Xatu blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
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Item: Light Clay
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 104 Def / 156 SpD
Moveset:
- Roost
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Night Shade / Psychic
Xatu Double Wall (Magic Jammer)
Xatu is an outstanding Double Wall. It's primary goal is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Magic Bounce, Xatu blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Night Shade is a special 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Xatu's level).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Xatu? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
StarmieDragoniteMagnezoneKyurem-BlackMamoswineGliscorChanseyNinetalesCresseliaForretress
Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter
- Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Xatu (Magic Bounce)
Xatu is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Xatu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Xatu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magic Bounce, Xatu blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ Synchronoise is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Xatu's type).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Xatu learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Xatu can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Xatu
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Quick Attack, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Xatu's stats
- Calm Mind
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Xatu
- Baton Pass
- Heat Wave
- Light Screen
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stored Power
- Teleport
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Xatu in Black and White
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/200/0/0/60/ )
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Xatu's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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