Xatu in Pokémon GO

Type	Psychic / Flying
Pokédex number	#178
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	192 / 146 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,188 / 2,474 / 2,503
Max HP, level 50	149
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.5 m / 15 kg

Xatu evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Xatu evolves from Natu for 50 Natu Candy.

Xatu is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Natu · Xatu

Xatu CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	938	888	92	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,250	1,184	106	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,563	1,480	118	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,876	1,776	130	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,032	1,924	135
40	2,188	2,072	140
45	2,329	2,205	145
50	2,474	2,343	149
51	2,503	2,371	150	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Xatu best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Xatu at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Xatu gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Air Slash	Futuresight	9.9
Peck	Futuresight	9.8
Air Slash	Shadow Ball	9.5
Peck	Shadow Ball	9.5
Air Slash	Psyshock	9.1

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Air Slash	Flying	12	8	1 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2
Feint Attack	Dark	11	10	1 s	11.0
Peck	Flying	10	10	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Futuresight	Psychic	115	100	2.5 s	46.0	same type, ×1.2
Ominous Wind	Ghost	55	33	2.5 s	22.0
Psyshock	Psychic	60	33	2.5 s	24.0	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Ball	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3

Xatu weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Psychic / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Dark	×1.6
Electric	×1.6
Ghost	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Fighting	×0.39
Ground	×0.39
Grass	×0.625
Psychic	×0.625

Xatu CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,188 · HP 140

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.