What is a good moveset for Xatu?

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Xatu @ LeftoversAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Simple Beam- Thunder Wave- Psychic- Rain Dance / Giga Drain

So, this thing can learn Simple Beam. This set is meant to be used with a Shell Smash Blastoise in doubles. Xatu must outspeed in order to get off Simple Beam. Rain Dance is for Blastoise, to power up its STAB, but Giga Drain is also an option.

Physical Variant

Blastoise @ White HerbAbility: Rain Dish / TorrentEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Waterfall / Aqua Jet- Ice Punch- Earthquake- Shell Smash

Special Variant

Blastoise @ White HerbAbility: Rain Dish / TorrentEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Shell Smash- Ice Beam- Surf / Scald- Aura Sphere / Dark Pulse / Flash Cannon

Gen 8 PUXatu @ Weakness PolicyAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 HP / 24 SpA / 232 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Cosmic Power- Stored Power- Dazzling Gleam- Roost

This set is to be used under dual screens. Cosmic Power raises both defenses, helping you to take a super effective hit easily under dual screens, causing Weakness Policy to activate. Stored Power is STAB and gets more powerful the more you raise your stats. Dazzling Gleam deals with dark types. Roost is for recovery.

Xatu (M) @ LeftoversAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def/ 252 SpDCalm Nature

•Calm Mind•Confuse Ray•Stored Power / Psychic•Roost

Calm Mind:Calm Mind is very helpful for Xatu, as it’s a Special Attacker. This also helps boosts the power of Stored Power. Use it twice after Confuse Ray, and Stored Power’s power would be ( 20 × 4 + 20)100. If you’re going with Psychic, then it’ll also be useful.

Confuse Ray:This one is simple. Just stall the opponent out and use that opportunity to raise your stats (Calm Mind).

Stored Power/Psychic:I don’t think many people have heard of Stored Power move, but it is to be feared. For each stat boost (positive), the move’s power’ll increase by 20. The maximum power is 860. Use it well and it’ll benefit you. However, if you’re worried if the opponent has Roar, then go with psychic.

Roost:This is pretty obvious. Use it when your HP is low.

P.S This is my very first post, so correct me if I’m wrong about anything ^-^

People sleeping on stored power smh

Xatu @ Weakness PolicyAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 240 SpA / 240 Spe / 12 Def / 12 SpDModest Nature- Psychic- Ominous Wind- Stored Power- Dazzling Gleam

EVs: 240 SpA / 240 Spe / 12 Def / 12 SpD- Minor investment in defensive EVs to enable taking a hit and activating WP

Psychic (STAB + SpD drop chance)Ominous Wind (Coverage + chance for omni boost)Stored Power (Weakness policy drop give +80 BP, omni boost gives +120 = 220 BP, 330 BP with STAB)Dazzling Gleam (Coverage, primarily for dark types)

Role: NU CM Bulky Sweeper

Totem (Xatu) @ Colbur Berry / LeftoversAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpeTimid Nature

Xatu has access to Calm Mind and is probably one of the better users of it in NU. It also has decent typing and Magic Bounce, which is especially useful for a CM Sweeper. The main downsides to Xatu is its lack of bulk and vulnerability to Knock Off / Pursuit.

The EVs are meant to bolster Xatu’s physical Defenses and HP. The EVs in Speed and Timid Nature allows it to outspeed neutral base 70 speed Pokemon, like Ludicolo. You could use either Colbur Berry (which allows it to tank one Dark-type move) or Leftovers, which can be used to boost Xatu’s longevity.

Calm Mind is a nice set-up move. Roost is better used when using Colbur Berry, while Giga Drain can be used with Leftovers. Both moves gives nice recovery. Psychic hits hard, while Psyshock hits Specially Defensive walls. Signal Beam deals with Dark-types, while Heat Wave beats Steel-type Walls, such as Ferroseed.

Xatu @ LeftoversAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpALax Nature- Reflect- Calm Mind- Air Slash- Roost

This set works well because the enemy can’t Toxic stall you out, and once Xatu is set up, he’s a monster.

Gen 8 PUXatu @ Heavy-Duty BootsAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 SpeBold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Psychic- Defog- Roost- Teleport

Your attacking move,Psychicis STAB.Defogclears entry hazards that have gotten on to your side. (i.e Mold Breaker Druddigon)Roostis for healing.Teleportis to bring in a Pokemon saftley.

Gen 8 NUXatu @ Life OrbAbility: Magic BounceEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Psychic- Dazzling Gleam- Heat Wave- Roost

Since people usually use Xatu as a Teleport pivot, an offensive set will catch players off gaurd. Psychic is for STAB. Dazzling Gleam allows you to deal super effective damage to Guzzlord. Heat Wave provides coverage for steel types. Roost is for healing.

Xatu @ Light ClayAbility : Magic BounceEvs : 252 Spe, 128 Def, 128 Sp.defGentle Nature- Reflect- Light Screen- Trick Room- Thunder Wave

I Gave my Xatu light clay to increases the effectiveness of Light Screen / Reflect which allows any Pokemon on my team with the ability to sweep a chance to set up and thunder wave for a chance of my Pokemon being completely safe from damage while even of they do attack light screen / reflect can nullify the damage done to them. Speed to hopefully be faster and defense and and special defense for survivability.