Is Exeggcute Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Grass/Psychic from Kanto. Exeggutor at Leaf Stone is the goal. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. Without a sun setter natively in Sinnoh, Chlorophyll rarely activates during the story.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Exeggcute in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 22-26, uncommon). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Exeggcute to Exeggutor
Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor with a Leaf Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Aaron.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 49GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Exeggcute in Diamond & Pearl
Exeggcute lives in the Great Marsh as an uncommon walking catch around level 22, but only once the National Dex unlocks the postgame rotation. That Marsh appearance is its whole Sinnoh footprint.
1 location to catch Exeggcute
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Exeggcute in DP
- Step 1Exeggcute ✓
- Step 2Evolve into ExeggutorBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Exeggcute egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Exeggcute preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Exeggcute in Diamond & Pearl
Exeggcute wants a foreign parent, so breed it Masuda-style for a 1 in 1,638 chance per egg. Compare Shiny Exeggcute odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Exeggcute Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Exeggcute already selected.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Exeggcute Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Exeggcute
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 4x149-176%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Shiftry builds →Silver Wind 4x115-136%KO Feint Attack 2x66-78% Shadow Ball 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 4x215-254%KO Shadow Ball 2x93-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% Night Slash 2x40-47% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Beedrill builds →U-turn 4x138-162%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-47% Payback 2x33-40% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x182-215%KO Shadow Ball 2x104-122%KO Bite 2x29-35% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Gliscor builds →U-turn 4x95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-74% Poison Jab 2x53-64% Ice Fang 2x44-52% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Drapion builds →Bite 2x60-71% Ice Fang 2x41-49% Fire Fang 2x41-49% Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 4x126-148%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-64% Pursuit 2x26-31% Poison Sting 2x12-14% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Mothim builds →U-turn 4x144-169%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x80-94% Thief 2x27-33% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x86-102%KO Silver Wind 4x112-132%KO Shadow Ball 2x73-87% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Absol builds →Bite 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x52-61% Fire Blast 2x100-118%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Masquerain builds →Silver Wind 4x192-226%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-99% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x116-138%KO Silver Wind 4x115-136%KO Fly 2x80-95% Payback 2x32-38% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x99-116%KO Ice Fang 2x47-56% Fire Fang 2x47-56% Bite 2x44-52% | ||
Exeggcute Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Exeggcute easily with 45 breeding partners from the Grass egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 7 more to offspring.
DP Exeggcute Best Moveset
Grass/Psychic typing and AbilityChlorophyll hint at what Exeggutor does with better stats, but 60 Sp. Atk and 40 Speed can't use any of it. The moveset has MoveSleep Powder for disruption and not much else. Exeggutor takes over from here.
Best Build
Exeggcute best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Psychic
- Explosion
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated.
Exeggcute Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Exeggcute has 325 BST and evolves into Exeggutor. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Exeggcute is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Exeggcute becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Exeggcute has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 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
- 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 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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