Xatu

Xatu has 470 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (95) and a Speed of 95. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 205, which makes it a balanced special attacker.

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What Xatu is weak to

Weak to: Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark. Resists: Grass, Fighting (×0.25), Psychic. Immune to: Ground (×0).

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Best teammates for Xatu

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Xatu: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Tinkaton FairySteel

   Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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2. Klefki SteelFairy

   Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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3. Mawile SteelFairy

   Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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4. Scizor BugSteel

   Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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5. Escavalier BugSteel

   Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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6. Durant BugSteel

   Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Xatu

1. Tyranitar

   Rock and Dark STAB hits Xatu super effectively and it resists everything Xatu can hit it with by type.

2. Morpeko

   Electric and Dark STAB hits Xatu super effectively and it resists everything Xatu can hit it with by type.

3. Weavile

   Dark and Ice STAB hits Xatu super effectively.

4. Iron Thorns

   Rock and Electric STAB hits Xatu super effectively.

5. Rotom

   Electric and Ghost STAB hits Xatu super effectively.

6. Froslass

   Ice and Ghost STAB hits Xatu super effectively.

Where you can use Xatu

Xatu is in the regional Pokédex of 4 games we cover: