Is Exeggutor Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Grass and Psychic together is one of the strongest type combinations in Gen 1. Exeggutor hits hard, has enough bulk to survive mistakes, and handles Giovanni and most Water-types. One of the most underappreciated picks in Yellow.
Brock's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Exeggcute's defenses.
Erika's team hits Exeggcute's weaknesses hard.
Exeggutor trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Exeggcute
Catch Exeggcute in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 20, 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
- LV 48GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- TM36NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5Silph Co.
- 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 Koga.
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 Exeggutor in Yellow
Exeggutor needs a Leaf Stone on Exeggcute, with no wild walking palm to find. The stone is the whole cost.
Catch Exeggcute at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Exeggutor.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Exeggcute
- 2Evolve ExeggutorUse Leaf Stone
Badge 4How to Obtain Exeggutor in Y
Exeggcute is your first catch on the way to Exeggutor. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 20-26 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Exeggutor ✓
Exeggutor Weakness
Exeggutor's Grass/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Flying. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Exeggutor's special bulk (base 125 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Exeggutor Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Exeggutor
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x80-95% Sky Attack 2x106-126%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x59-69% Sky Attack 2x94-110%KO | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x72-85% Fly 2x47-55% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Aerodactyl builds →Sky Attack 2x111-131%KO Fire Blast 2x29-35% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x63-74% Smog 2x14-16% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Vulpix (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Exeggutor View Gyarados builds →Fire Blast 2x29-35% Blizzard 2x27-32% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Exeggutor Evolutions
The Grass/Psychic-type Exeggutor caps Exeggcute's chain at 580 stats. No daycare options for this one. Special grew the most through evolution (+80 over Exeggcute), and Exeggutor peaks at 580 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Exeggutor Best Moveset
Grass/Psychic gives two of the most useful offensive types available, and 125 Special fires both at top-tier power. MoveSleep Powder removes one threat entirely, MovePsychic hits from a type nothing resists, and MoveExplosion closes games when the HP runs low. Attacks, sleeps, and detonates from one of the strongest special stats in the format.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Psychic
- Sleep Powder
- Explosion
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Exeggutor. TMs unlock Normal coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Solar Beam and Psychic into something with actual range.
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 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its cries are very noisy. This is because each of the 3 heads thinks about whatever it likes.
Exeggutor Yellow Guide
In Yellow, use Exeggutor as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. 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.
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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