Is Exeggcute Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. Exeggutor gains AbilityChlorophyll in Gen 3, doubling Speed in sunlight. Under Groudon's AbilityDrought in Ruby, Exeggutor becomes fast with strong Grass/Psychic coverage. A strong import if you're running a sun team.
Exeggcute resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Exeggcute has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Exeggcute trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Exeggcute cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 19PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Exeggcute in Ruby & Sapphire
Exeggcute has no Hoenn wild, where Seedot and other grass-types fill its slot. Trade one in to start the Exeggutor line.
How to Obtain Exeggcute in RS
- Step 1Exeggcute ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Headbutt · Route 27. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Exeggutor
How to Get Shiny Exeggcute in Ruby & Sapphire
Exeggcute finds no route through Hoenn, so gather a shiny in Berry Forest in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Exeggcute can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Exeggcute Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Exeggcute
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x292-344%KO Thief 2x22-26% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x205-242%KO Fly 2x101-118%KO Ice Beam 2x141-165%KO Crunch 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x236-277%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-56% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x106-125%KO Fire Blast 2x94-110%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 4x118-139%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Salamence builds →Fly 2x92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x135-159%KO Crunch 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x41-49% Thief 2x58-68% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x92-109%KO Feint Attack 2x54-64% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Xatu builds →Fly 2x56-66% Shadow Ball 2x43-51% Thief 2x40-48% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x61-71% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggcute View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x106-125%KO Pin Missile 4x24-28% Poison Sting 2x12-15% | ||
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 35 breeding partners from the Grass egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 4 more to offspring.
RS Exeggcute Best Moveset
Sun-doubled Speed through AbilityChlorophyll and MoveSleep Powder for status control even at pre-evolution stats. 60 Sp. Atk limits damage. Exeggutor takes over with the Sp. Atk for sun sweeping or standard Grass support.
Best Build
Exeggcute best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Psychic
- Synthesis
- Sleep Powder
- Giga Drain
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 Solar Beam and Psychic. 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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON consists of six eggs that form a closely knit cluster. The six eggs attract each other and spin around. When cracks increasingly appear on the eggs, EXEGGCUTE is close to evolution.
Exeggcute Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Exeggcute isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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
Winds & Waves
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