Xatu - Generation 8 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Air Slash	Flying		75	95
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Peck	Flying		35	100
1	Stored Power	Psychic		20	100
1	Tailwind	Flying		—	—
1	Teleport	Psychic		—	—
15	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100
20	Night Shade	Ghost		—	100
28	Psycho Shift	Psychic		—	100
34	Guard Swap	Psychic		—	—
34	Power Swap	Psychic		—	—
41	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
48	Wish	Normal		—	—
55	Future Sight	Psychic		120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Xatu learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Air Slash	Flying		75	95

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Drill Peck	Flying		80	100
Feather Dance	Flying		—	100
Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
Roost	Flying		—	—
Simple Beam	Normal		—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90
Expanding Force	Psychic		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Fly	Flying		90	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass		120	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	90
17	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
18	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
21	Rest	Psychic		—	—
23	Thief	Dark		60	100
24	Snore	Normal		50	100
25	Protect	Normal		—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
30	Steel Wing	Steel		70	90
31	Attract	Normal		—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
39	Facade	Normal		70	100
40	Swift	Normal		60	∞
44	Imprison	Psychic		—	—
56	U-turn	Bug		70	100
60	Power Swap	Psychic		—	—
61	Guard Swap	Psychic		—	—
70	Trick Room	Psychic		—	—
72	Magic Room	Psychic		—	—
76	Round	Normal		60	100
95	Air Slash	Flying		75	95

Moves learnt by TR

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
11	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
20	Substitute	Normal		—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic		80	100
26	Endure	Normal		—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal		—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
34	Future Sight	Psychic		120	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire		95	90
38	Trick	Psychic		—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic		—	—
44	Cosmic Power	Psychic		—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass		—	100
81	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic		20	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic		—	—
92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy		80	100