What does Exeggcute evolve into?

Exeggcute has 2 evolution paths: Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone and Alolan Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone. Different conditions, different results.

Should I use Exeggcute?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Exeggcute does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Exeggutor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Exeggcute?

Exeggcute is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

What games is Exeggcute in?

Exeggcute is available in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

Exeggcute - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Exeggcute's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Attack trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 1 Defense EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack40

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def45

Speed40

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

HarvestHANot in game

Has a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Their shells are very durable. Even if they crack, they can survive without spilling their contents.

Exeggcute Weakness

Type-wise, Exeggcute takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Exeggcute's physical bulk (base 80 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Exeggcute Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-10

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Fighting Ground Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Fighting Poison

How to Beat Exeggcute in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 176-207%KO U-turn 4x 157-186%KO Wing Attack 2x 67-79% Silver Wind 4x 123-145%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
TM Move Moves X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 199-234%KO View Pinsir builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 X-ScissorTM81 Aerial AceTM40 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 146-172%KO X-Scissor 4x 146-172%KO Aerial Ace 2x 37-44% Silver Wind 4x 123-145%KO View Kricketune builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Aerial AceTM40 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 152-179%KO U-turn 4x 134-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x 39-46% Silver Wind 4x 105-124%KO View Beedrill builds →
Venonat BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 17 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 105-124%KO View Venonat builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Evolving Exeggcute into Exeggutor takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 205 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#102Exeggcute

Leaf Stone

#103Exeggutor

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Exeggcute

GrassPsychic

Exeggutor

GrassPsychic

95+35

ATK

95+55

DEF

85+5

SP.ATK

125+65

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

55+15

BST

325D-Tier

530C-Tier+205

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Exeggcute easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Exeggcute Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Curse give Exeggcute options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Poison coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Barrage

—158520Normal

Lv 1

Hypnosis

D—7020Psychic

Lv 1

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 7

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Lv 11

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

Lv 19

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 21

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 23

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 27

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 33

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 37

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 43

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 47

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM64

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

C140905Grass

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Moonlight

———5Normal

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Psych Up

———10Normal

Egg

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Exeggcute Locations

Plenty of locations for Exeggcute with decent spawn rates across early-game areas. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Exeggcute in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Exeggcute appears in 44 headbutt locations at Lv. 2-32 across SoulSilver and HeartGold. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Cherrygrove City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Cherrygrove City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Ecruteak City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Ecruteak City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Lake of Rage

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Water

20%Early

Lake of Rage

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Water

20%Early

National Park

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Facility

20%Early

National Park

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Facility

20%Early

New Bark Town

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

New Bark Town

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Route 29

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 29

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 30

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 30

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 31

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 31

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 32

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 32

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 34

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 34

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 35

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 35

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 36

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 36

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 37

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 37

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 38

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 38

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 39

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 39

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 43

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Route 43

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

20%Early

Violet City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Violet City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 City

20%Early

Safari Zone Gate

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.15-18 Facility

UncommonEarly

Safari Zone Gate

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.15-18 Facility

UncommonEarly

Route 47

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 47

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 48

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 48

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-25 Route

LimitedEarly

Route 26

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.28-32 Route

20%Mid

Route 26

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.28-32 Route

20%Mid

Route 27

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.28-32 Route

20%Mid

Route 27

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.28-32 Route

20%Mid

Exeggcute Guide

Exeggcute has 2 evolution paths: Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone and Alolan Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone. Different conditions, different results.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Exeggcute does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Exeggutor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Exeggcute is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.
Exeggcute is available in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

Game Availability

Exeggcute has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Lick 2x 22-28% View Gastly builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Poison Sting 2x 22-28% View Spinarak builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Poison Sting 2x 16-19% View Weedle builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Peck 2x 38-47% View Chatot builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Silver WindLv. 25 Learns Silver Wind at Level 25 View Ledyba builds →

Paras BugGrass	D
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 11 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 132-156%KO View Paras builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
TM Move Moves U-turnTM89 Damage vs Exeggcute U-turn 4x 70-84% View Ledyba builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 12 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 122-144%KO Poison Sting 2x 14-18% View Spinarak builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 70-84% View Caterpie builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 70-84% Poison Sting 2x 14-18% View Weedle builds →

Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 11 X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 135-160%KO X-Scissor 4x 135-160%KO View Paras builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute U-turn 4x 67-80% Silver Wind 4x 110-130%KO View Ledyba builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 12 Shadow SneakLv. 19 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 127-150%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 22-27% Poison Sting 2x 17-20% View Spinarak builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 67-80% View Caterpie builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 67-80% Poison Sting 2x 12-15% View Weedle builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 177-208%KO U-turn 4x 155-183%KO Wing Attack 2x 66-79% Silver Wind 4x 118-139%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 193-227%KO Thief 2x 49-59% View Pinsir builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 X-ScissorTM81 Aerial AceTM40 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute Leech Life 4x 144-171%KO X-Scissor 4x 144-171%KO Aerial Ace 2x 37-44% Silver Wind 4x 118-139%KO View Kricketune builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 AssuranceLv. 34 Damage vs Exeggcute Sludge Bomb 2x 77-92% X-Scissor 4x 149-177%KO U-turn 4x 134-158%KO Assurance 2x 37-44% View Beedrill builds →
Dustox BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Shadow BallTM30 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute Sludge Bomb 2x 80-95% Shadow Ball 2x 47-57% U-turn 4x 85-101%KO Silver Wind 4x 113-133%KO View Dustox builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 180-213%KO U-turn 4x 157-185%KO Wing Attack 2x 69-82% Silver Wind 4x 120-142%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 199-235%KO Thief 2x 51-60% View Pinsir builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzLv. 40 Shadow BallTM30 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Buzz 4x 259-305%KO Shadow Ball 2x 77-91% U-turn 4x 83-98% Silver Wind 4x 175-207%KO View Butterfree builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Poison JabLv. 37 X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Exeggcute Sludge Bomb 2x 78-93% Poison Jab 2x 76-90% X-Scissor 4x 153-180%KO U-turn 4x 134-158%KO View Beedrill builds →
Dustox BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Shadow BallTM30 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Exeggcute Sludge Bomb 2x 83-98% Shadow Ball 2x 49-58% U-turn 4x 87-104%KO Silver Wind 4x 115-136%KO View Dustox builds →