Xatu - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Xatu can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
6	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
9	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
12	Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
17	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
20	Me First	Normal	—	—
23	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
27	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
30	Wish	Normal	—	—
37	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
42	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
54	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
54	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
59	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. 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
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
05	Defog	Flying		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

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	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Xatu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
6	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
9	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
12	Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
17	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
20	Me First	Normal	—	—
23	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
27	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
30	Wish	Normal	—	—
37	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
42	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
54	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
54	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
59	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. 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
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
05	Defog	Flying		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

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	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Xatu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
6	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
9	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
12	Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
17	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
20	Me First	Normal	—	—
23	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
27	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
30	Wish	Normal	—	—
37	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
42	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
54	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
54	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
59	Psychic	Psychic	90	100

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Snore	Normal	40	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Xatu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

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	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Xatu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Xatu egg move parents

In other generations
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3
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5
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7
8
9

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 Honchkrow

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Feint Attack

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

Haze

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

Psych Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Honchkrow Togekiss
Breeding	Togetic Natu Xatu Togekiss

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Doduo Dodrio Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor
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 Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow
Breeding	Natu Xatu
Move tutor	Natu Xatu Murkrow Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Zen Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Natu Xatu
Move tutor	Zubat Golbat Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Togekiss