Is Exeggutor Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityChlorophyll makes Exeggutor terrifying in Groudon's sun: doubled Speed plus strong Grass and Psychic attacks. Trade-only in RS. Handles Brawly, Wallace, and contributes against Phoebe. In Ruby specifically, the Drought synergy justifies the import. In Sapphire, less so.
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 Wallace'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 trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 31NormalEgg BombPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
How to Get Exeggutor in Ruby & Sapphire
Exeggutor needs a Leaf Stone on a traded Exeggcute. That stone is also wanted by the Gloom and Weepinbell lines, so think before you spend it.
How to Obtain Exeggutor in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Trade is the only way a shiny Exeggutor lands in Hoenn, so bring one over from FireRed or LeafGreen. 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Salamence builds →Fly 2x70-82% Fire Blast 2x81-96% Crunch 2x54-64% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Xatu builds →Fly 2x42-50% Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x41-48% Aerial Ace 2x31-37% Thief 2x36-42% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x68-81% Feint Attack 2x32-38% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x44-53% Thief 2x13-15% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x64-76% Pin Missile 4x17-21% Poison Sting 2x9-11% | ||
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.
RS Exeggutor Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk fires both MoveSolar Beam and MovePsychic hard. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun for sweeping, and MoveSleep Powder controls threats outside sun. MoveGiga Drain provides recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Dual identity as sun attacker and standard Grass support.
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
Base Stats
EXEGGUTOR originally came from the tropics. Its heads steadily grow larger from exposure to strong sunlight. It is said that when the heads fall off, they group together to form EXEGGCUTE.
Exeggutor Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Exeggutor isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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