Is Exeggcute Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone encounter. Grass/Psychic with AbilityChlorophyll for Speed in sun. Exeggutor at Leaf Stone hits hard from the special side. The Grass/Psychic dual typing handles Chuck and any Water trainer. Safari Zone timing limits early access.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Exeggutor's weaknesses hard.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Exeggcute in New Bark Town (Headbutt, Lv 2-5, limited).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 2)
- LV 2NormalUproarPower 50Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 27PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Exeggcute to Exeggutor
Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor with a Leaf Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Bugsy.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 13)
- LV 13GrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 13PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 37GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Exeggcute in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Every Exeggcute here comes from Headbutt trees, nothing else. Smack the right trunks across more than twenty Johto and Kanto routes and one occasionally drops out. It is the only Pokemon in this batch tied entirely to that tree-shaking trick.
22 locations to catch Exeggcute
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Badge 8Where To Catch Exeggcute in HGSS
Exeggcute is where the line starts, caught through headbutt encounters at Lv. 2-32. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Exeggcute ✓Cherrygrove CityLv.2-20Headbutting treesRate 20%New Bark TownLv.2-5Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 29Lv.2-5Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 30Lv.2-5Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 31Lv.3-6Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 32Lv.4-7Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 36Lv.4-7Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 34Lv.9-12Headbutting treesRate 20%National ParkLv.10-20Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 35Lv.10-14Headbutting treesRate 20%Violet CityLv.10Headbutting treesRate 20%Ecruteak CityLv.12-17Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 37Lv.12-17Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 38Lv.13-25Headbutting treesRate 20%Lake of RageLv.14-19Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 39Lv.14-17Headbutting treesRate 20%Safari Zone GateLv.14-19Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 43Lv.15-18Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 47Lv.15-18Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 48Lv.15-18Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 26Lv.28-32Headbutting treesRate 20%Route 27Lv.28-32Headbutting treesRate 20%
- Step 2Evolve into Exeggutor
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Exeggcute preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Exeggcute in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Exeggcute falls from headbutt trees near Route 26 and Ecruteak City, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Exeggcute odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Scyther builds →U-turn 4x157-186%KO Wing Attack 2x67-79% Pursuit 2x31-37% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 4x146-172%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Ninjask builds →U-turn 4x134-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x155-183%KO Payback 2x29-34% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x84-100%KO Silver Wind 4x109-129%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-85% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Volbeat builds →U-turn 4x117-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-39% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 4x123-145%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% Pursuit 2x25-30% Poison Sting 2x11-14% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 4x210-248%KO Shadow Ball 2x91-108%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% Night Slash 2x39-46% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x182-214%KO Shadow Ball 2x101-120%KO Bite 2x29-34% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x182-214%KO Bite 2x45-53% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Xatu builds →Silver Wind 4x121-143%KO Fly 2x76-90% Shadow Ball 2x78-92% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Beedrill builds →U-turn 4x134-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x39-46% Payback 2x32-39% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
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 8 more to offspring.
HGSS Exeggcute Best Moveset
Grass/Psychic with 60 Sp. Atk and AbilityChlorophyll for doubled Speed in sun. The moveset has some special presence but 60 HP and 45 Sp. Def leave it vulnerable. A Leaf Stone away from Exeggutor's offensive upgrade.
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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Their shells are very durable. Even if they crack, they can survive without spilling their contents.
Using telepathy only they can employ, they always form a cluster of six EXEGGCUTE.
Exeggcute HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Exeggcute in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Exeggcute in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Exeggcute from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Exeggcute easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
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.
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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