Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#178 Xatu

PsychicFlying

SpeciesMystic Pokémon
Japanese nameNeiteio
PronunciationZEH-TOO
Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
Weight33.0 lb 14.85 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

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Name meaning

Origin of name unknown.

Evolution

NatuLevel 25Xatu

Xatu in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Xatu as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2	They say that it stays still and quiet because it is seeing both the past and future at the same time.
Silver	In South America, it is said that its right eye sees the future and its left eye views the past.
Crystal	Once it begins to meditate at sunrise, the entire day will pass before it will move again.

Where to find Xatu

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Gold	Must Evolve from Natu at Level 25	Any	Evolve
Silver	Must Evolve from Natu at Level 25	Any	Evolve
Crystal	Pewter City (In-Game Trade), or Evolve from Natu at Level 25	Any	One/Evolve

How to catch

	Ground	Surf	Fishing	Forest Tree	Mountain Tree	Rock Smash	Breed	Evolve	Event	BugCatch	Game Corner
G/S								✓
Crystal								✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×2
Grass×0.5
Ice×2
Fighting×0.25
Poison×1
Ground×0
Flying×1
Psychic×0.5
Bug×1
Rock×2
Ghost×2
Dragon×1
Dark×2
Steel×1

5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fighting1st: Good 2nd: Good
Poison1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Psychic1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad

5 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 5:6 (~83.33%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Peck	Flying	Physical
Start	Leer	Normal	Status
Start	Night Shade	Ghost	Physical
Start	Teleport	Psychic	Status
35	Future Sight	Psychic	Status
50	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status
65	Psychic	Psychic	Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM09Psych Up
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM15Hyper Beam
TM17Protect
TM19Giga Drain
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM22Solarbeam
TM27Return
TM29Psychic
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM39Swift
TM42Dream Eater
TM43Detect
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM46Thief
TM50Nightmare
HM02Fly
HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Flying Pokémon group 3

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Drill Peck	Mate with a male from Doduo or Spearow Family.
Feint Attack	Mate with a male Murkrow.
Haze	Mate with a male from Zubat Family.
Quick Attack	Mate with a male from Pidgey Family.
Steel Wing	Mate with a male Skarmory.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank
HP	65	303-333	24/4546.02%
Attack	75	218-248	19/4955.96%
Defense	70	208-238	24/5550.00%
Speed	95	258-288	9/4785.28%
Special Attack	95	258-288	11/4685.28%
Special Defense	70	208-238	21/4151.99%
Total	470	1453-1633	22/8772.57%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library