Is Exeggcute Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Exeggcute doesn't look like much, but a Leaf Stone turns it into one of the best Grass-types in the game. The Psychic sub-typing is a massive bonus in Gen 1. Grab one in the Safari Zone.
Brock's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Koga's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with 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 Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Exeggcute in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 23-25, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 32GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- LV 42GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- TM36NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5Silph Co.
- LV 48GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Giovanni
- TM47NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5Victory Road 3F
Evolve Exeggcute to Exeggutor
Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor with a Leaf Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Sabrina.
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- TM36NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5Silph Co.
- After Giovanni
- TM47NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5Victory Road 3F
How to Get Exeggcute in Red & Blue
The Safari Zone is the only home for Exeggcute, eight uncommon encounters tucked in its grass. No Safari ball worries here since these spawn in the catchable outer areas.
1 location to catch Exeggcute
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Where To Catch Exeggcute in RB
Exeggcute is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 23-27. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Evolve into Exeggutor
To plan your throws, open the Red & Blue catch rate calculator with Exeggcute preloaded.
Exeggcute Weakness
Type-wise, Exeggcute takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Flying. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Exeggcute Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Exeggcute
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Nidoran♀ (female) (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 2x64-76% Poison Sting 2x16-20% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Nidoran♂ (male) (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x72-85% Poison Sting 2x18-23% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x33-39% Leech Life 4x29-35% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Exeggcute Evolutions
Exeggcute starts a line toward Exeggutor. Can't breed this Grass/Psychic type (340 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Exeggcute Best Moveset
Grass/Psychic pre-evolution with 60 Special, low but enough for MoveSleep Powder to be useful. Sleep is the contribution here, not damage. Support role toward eventually becoming Exeggutor.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Psychic
- Sleep Powder
- Explosion
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Exeggcute's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Solar Beam and Psychic, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal coverage. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Often mistaken for eggs. When disturbed, they quickly gather and attack in swarms.
Exeggcute Red & Blue Guide
- How do I catch Exeggcute in the Red & Blue Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Exeggcute in Red & Blue.
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 Red & Blue, 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.
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- 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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