Is Exeggutor Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Leaf Stone on Exeggcute. Grass/Psychic with AbilityChlorophyll. Strong special Attack across both types. Handles Chuck, Misty, and Bruno. The Safari Zone sourcing is the main barrier to adding Exeggutor to the team.
Exeggutor 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.
Catch Exeggcute
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
How to Get Exeggutor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild Exeggutor turns up anywhere. Catch an Exeggcute from a Headbutt tree, then use a Leaf Stone on it whenever you want the upgrade.
Catch Exeggcute at any of these 22 spots to eventually evolve into Exeggutor.
- 1Catch Exeggcute
- 2Evolve ExeggutorUse Leaf Stone
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Badge 8How to Obtain Exeggutor in HGSS
The path to Exeggutor starts with Exeggcute at Lv. 2-32 via headbutt encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch ExeggcuteCherrygrove 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 2Exeggutor ✓
How to Get Shiny Exeggutor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Exeggutor needs a Leaf Stone, so breed an Exeggcute Masuda-style and evolve it once it shines. Compare Shiny Exeggutor odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Exeggutor 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Exeggutor.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Exeggutor Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Exeggutor
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x148-174%KO Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x114-135%KO Overheat 2x143-168%KO Shadow Ball 2x54-64% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x148-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x133-156%KO Wing Attack 2x50-59% Night Slash 2x39-46% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x86-101%KO Ice Beam 2x55-65% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Dark Pulse 2x82-96% Sludge Bomb 2x62-73% Shadow Ball 2x54-64% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Yanmega builds →Bug Buzz 4x194-228%KO Air Slash 2x80-95% Shadow Ball 2x57-68% Night Slash 2x29-34% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Air Slash 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x97-114%KO Overheat 2x124-146%KO Ice Beam 2x84-99% Crunch 2x58-68% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 4x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-50% Shadow Ball 2x29-35% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Absol builds →X-Scissor 4x102-120%KO Sucker Punch 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x45-53% Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x106-126%KO Brave Bird 2x71-84% Poison Jab 2x48-56% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 4x118-138%KO Cross Poison 2x35-41% Aerial Ace 2x29-35% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Weavile builds →X-Scissor 4x96-113%KO Night Slash 2x63-74% Avalanche 2x54-64% Poison Jab 2x48-56% | ||
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 45 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Curse, Ingrain and 8 more.
HGSS Exeggutor Best Moveset
Special Grass and Psychic attacks powered by 125 Sp. Atk hit hard from the special side. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 55 Speed in sun for sweeping potential. The moveset threatens with huge special power, but five type weaknesses and 55 Speed without sun define the limits.
Best Build
Exeggutor best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Storm
- Explosion
- Sleep Powder
- Psychic
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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its three heads think independently. However, they are friendly and never appear to squabble.
If a head drops off, it emits a telepathic call in search of others to form an EXEGGCUTE cluster.
Exeggutor HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Exeggutor as a wallbreaker. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Psychic is the primary attack.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Rash on Exeggutor. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Sp. Def cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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
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