Xatu - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Xatu can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

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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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
6	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
9	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
12	Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
17	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
20	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
23	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
29	Wish	Normal	—	—
35	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
39	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
43	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	100
49	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
53	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
53	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
57	Me First	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

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

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

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Haze	Ice	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Roost	Flying	—	—
Simple Beam	Normal	—	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Synchronoise	Psychic	120	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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	Roost	Flying	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

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 Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
6	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
9	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
12	Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
17	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
20	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
23	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
29	Wish	Normal	—	—
35	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
39	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
43	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	100
49	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
53	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
53	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
57	Me First	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Xatu learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

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

Egg moves

Xatu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Haze	Ice	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Roost	Flying	—	—
Simple Beam	Normal	—	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Synchronoise	Psychic	120	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Xatu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Magic Room	Psychic	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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	Roost	Flying	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Xatu does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Xatu cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Xatu egg move parents

In other generations
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3
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5
6
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 either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Xatu with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Ally Switch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Natu Xatu Archen Archeops Hawlucha
Move tutor	Natu Xatu Woobat Swoobat Archen Archeops Hawlucha

Drill Peck

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon
Breeding	Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna Hawlucha Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)
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 Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Doduo Dodrio Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Archen Archeops Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper
Generation 2	Murkrow

Refresh

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

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)
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 Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)
Breeding	Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph

Simple Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Farfetch'd Natu Xatu

Skill Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Natu Xatu Sigilyph
Move tutor	Natu Xatu Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
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 Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow Honchkrow Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye
Breeding	Natu Xatu

Synchronoise

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl Chatot Sigilyph
Breeding	Natu Xatu Woobat Swoobat

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 Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Braviary Hawlucha