Xatu
PsychicFlying
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP65
Atk75
Def70
SpA95
SpD70
Spe95
BST470
Abilities
- Primary
- Synchronize
- Secondary
- Early Bird
- Hidden
- Magic Bounce
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 95 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Hazard removal
- Hazard removal
- Defog
- Magic Bounce (hazard deterrence)
- Magic Bounce
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- U-turn
- Teleport (slow pivot)
- Teleport
- Baton Pass
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Roost, Wish
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Calm Mind
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Quick Attack
- Sucker Punch (mind-gameable)
- Sucker Punch
Status
- Toxic
- Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle)
- Thunder Wave
Anti-setup
- Haze / Clear Smog
- Haze
Stallbreak / utility
- Trick / Switcheroo
- Trick
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
- Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas)
- Pain Split, Future Sight
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect, Light Screen
Moves — National Dex
99 of 99 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Ally Switch | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | User and ally swap positions; using again can fail. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | User switches, passing stat changes and more. | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Confuses the target. | |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Defog | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 | -1 evasion; ends user and target hazards/terrain. | |
| Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | User gains 1/2 HP inflicted. Sleeping target only. | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. | |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | Hits 2 times in one turn. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Expanding Force | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | User on Psychic Terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Lowers the target's Attack by 2. | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. |