Is Exeggutor Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Grass/Psychic with AbilityChlorophyll for sun Speed. Exeggutor hits hard on Special and covers both Water (Grass moves) and Ghost (Psychic moves) in one slot. Handles Juan, Wallace, and Phoebe. One of the more versatile Grass imports if you can get the trade done.
Exeggutor resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Exeggutor resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Exeggutor has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Exeggutor 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
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Exeggutor in Emerald
Hoenn grows no wild Exeggutor. Import an Exeggcute and hand it a Leaf Stone. That stone is shared with a couple of grass lines, so decide which one earns it.
How to Obtain Exeggutor in E
- Step 1Obtain ExeggcuteLATER 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 2Exeggutor ✓
How to Get Shiny Exeggutor in Emerald
Exeggutor holds no spot on Hoenn's roster, so bring a shiny over from a Generation 3 game that offers it and let it settle into your Emerald box. See every game where Shiny Exeggutor can be hunted
Exeggutor Weakness
Exeggutor's Grass/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| 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 Exeggutor Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Exeggutor
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x220-259%KO Thief 2x13-15% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Fly 2x68-79% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Lugia builds →Fly 2x50-59% Ice Beam 2x55-65% Shadow Ball 2x38-44% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Fly 2x76-90% Ice Beam 2x84-99% Crunch 2x71-84% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Crunch 2x82-96% Sludge Bomb 2x42-50% Shadow Ball 2x38-44% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 4x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Aerial Ace 2x24-28% Thief 2x15-17% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x26-32% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x79-94% Fire Blast 2x56-67% Ice Beam 2x45-53% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x68-81% Feint Attack 2x32-38% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Salamence builds →Fly 2x70-82% Fire Blast 2x81-96% Crunch 2x54-64% | ||
Exeggutor Evolutions
Getting Exeggutor requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Exeggcute. Breed this form to get Exeggcute eggs (average hatch time). Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+65 over Exeggcute), and Exeggutor peaks at 520 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Exeggutor to get Exeggcute eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 4 more.
E Exeggutor Best Moveset
Exeggutor threatens teams unprepared for dual Grass/Psychic TermStab from 125 Sp. Atk, and AbilityChlorophyll turns sun into a sweep condition by doubling Speed. Outside sun, the moveset still controls games through MoveSleep Powder and raw special power from MovePsychic and MoveGiga Drain. Bug-weak teams struggle to find safe switch-ins.
Best Build
Exeggutor best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Sleep Powder
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Curse from the egg pool give Exeggutor something extra.
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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Originally from the tropics, EXEGGUTOR’s heads grow larger from exposure to strong sunlight. It is said that when the heads fall, they group to form an EXEGGCUTE.
Exeggutor Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Exeggutor as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
Exeggutor has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
For Emerald, run Modest on Exeggutor. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Exeggutor isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Exeggutor has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 7SMAlolan
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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