Is Exeggutor Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Leaf Stone evolution with one of the highest Special Attack stats you can field in FRLG. AbilityChlorophyll never activates in the story, but Exeggutor doesn't need it. Grass/Psychic handles Misty, Bruno, and Koga. Blue uses Exeggutor on two of his three Championship teams. If it's good enough for the Champion, it's good enough for your team.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Exeggcute on Safari Zone (walking, Lv 24-25, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24NormalUproar90100%10
- After Erika
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 43GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Blaine
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Koga.
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Blaine
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Exeggutor in FireRed & LeafGreen
Leaf Stone on Exeggcute. No wild Exeggutor. Exeggcute itself is rare across its 10 encounters, so you'll need some patience before evolving.
Catch Exeggcute at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Exeggutor.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Exeggcute
- 2Evolve ExeggutorUse Leaf Stone
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7How to Obtain Exeggutor in FRLG
To get Exeggutor, start by catching Exeggcute through walking encounters at Lv. 23-35. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 2Exeggutor ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Exeggutor egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Exeggutor Weakness
Exeggutor's Grass/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Exeggutor Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Exeggutor
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Thief 2x21-26% Poison Sting 2x16-20% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x33-39% Aerial Ace 2x25-30% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Beedrill builds →Aerial Ace 2x30-36% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x36-44% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Thief 2x21-26% Poison Sting 2x16-20% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x33-39% Aerial Ace 2x25-30% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Beedrill builds →Aerial Ace 2x30-36% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x36-44% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x77-90% Shadow Ball 2x50-60% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x69-82% Aerial Ace 2x22-27% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Gyarados builds →Flamethrower 2x36-43% Ice Beam 2x36-43% Bite 2x24-29% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Fearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x44-52% Pursuit 2x17-19% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x48-56% Flamethrower 2x48-56% Shadow Ball 2x43-50% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x79-94% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Bite 2x34-40% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x49-57% Flamethrower 2x49-57% Shadow Ball 2x43-50% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x70-83% Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x59-70% Pursuit 2x17-21% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x79-94% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Bite 2x34-40% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x49-57% Flamethrower 2x49-57% Shadow Ball 2x43-50% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x70-83% Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x123-144%KO Fly 2x46-54% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x109-129%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-59% Bite 2x32-38% Smog 2x14-16% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoking builds →Megahorn 4x121-143%KO Sludge Bomb 2x68-81% Fire Blast 2x57-68% Ice Beam 2x46-54% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x70-83% Fire Blast 2x46-55% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x144-169%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Fly 2x48-56% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x78-92% Fly 2x48-56% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x114-134%KO Shadow Ball 2x52-61% Bite 2x33-39% Smog 2x14-16% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Nidoking builds →Megahorn 4x126-148%KO Sludge Bomb 2x72-85% Fire Blast 2x60-71% Ice Beam 2x48-56% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x220-259%KO Thief 2x12-15% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Fly 2x68-79% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Lugia builds →Fly 2x50-59% Ice Beam 2x49-58% Shadow Ball 2x38-44% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Fly 2x54-64% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x92-109%KO Bite 2x31-37% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Swampert's Ice Beam hits Exeggutor for 42-50%. Claydol's Explosion hits Exeggutor for 64-76%. Regirock deals 83-98% with Explosion.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Swampert builds →Earthquake13-15% Ice Beam 2x42-50% Hydro Pump13-15% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin13-15% Earthquake13-15% Explosion64-76% Psychic8-10% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Regirock builds →Explosion83-98% Rock Slide25-30% Superpower20-24% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin11-13% Explosion55-65% Earthquake11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Hariyama builds →Knock Off 2x16-19% Rock Slide25-30% | ||
Exeggutor Evolutions
Getting Exeggutor requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Exeggcute. Breed this form to get Exeggcute eggs (average hatch time). Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+65 over Exeggcute), and Exeggutor peaks at 530 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Exeggutor to get Exeggcute eggs easily using 35 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 4 more.
FRLG Exeggutor Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk fires Grass and Psychic TermStab from the special side at devastating power. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun for sweeping. MovePsychic and MoveGiga Drain both hit from Sp. Atk. MoveSleep Powder creates free turns. The moveset dominates in sun and still hits hard without it.
Best Build
Exeggutor best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Sleep Powder
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Curse from the egg pool give Exeggutor something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It is called “The Walking Tropical Rainforest.” Each of the nuts has a face and a will of its own.
It is said that on rare occasions, one of its heads will drop off and continue on as an EXEGGCUTE.
Exeggutor FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Exeggutor is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Exeggcute using a Leaf Stone.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Exeggutor has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves