Xatu - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Xatu can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Xatu artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
10	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
20	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
35	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
35	Wish	Normal	—	—
50	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
65	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Haze	Ice	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		70	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
10	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
20	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
35	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
35	Wish	Normal	—	—
50	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
65	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Haze	Ice	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90

Move Tutor moves

Xatu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		70	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
10	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
20	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
35	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
35	Wish	Normal	—	—
50	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
65	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Haze	Ice	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90

Move Tutor moves

Xatu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		70	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Xatu egg move parents

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Xatu

Xatu's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Xatu are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Xatu with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Xatu with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Drill Peck

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio
Breeding	Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot
Breeding	Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Natu Xatu

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zubat Golbat Crobat Murkrow
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Natu Xatu Swablu Altaria

Psych Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Togetic Natu Xatu
Move tutor	Farfetch'd Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Taillow Swellow Wingull
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Refresh

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Swablu Altaria
Breeding	Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory
TM	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu