What does Exeggcute evolve into?

Exeggcute has 2 evolution paths: Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone and Alolan Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone. Different conditions, different results.

Should I use Exeggcute?

In Black & White, Exeggcute does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Exeggutor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Exeggcute?

Exeggcute is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

What games is Exeggcute in?

Exeggcute is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

Exeggcute - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Exeggcute's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Attack trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 1 Defense EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack40

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def45

Speed40

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

HarvestHA

Has a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated.

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.

Exeggcute Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-10

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Fighting Ground Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Fighting Poison

How to Beat Exeggcute in Black & White (Best Counters)

Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Shadow ClawTM65 Bug BiteLv. 8 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 166-196%KO Poison Jab 2x 55-65% Shadow Claw 2x 49-58% Bug Bite 4x 128-151%KO View Leavanny builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 13 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 166-196%KO Poison Jab 2x 55-65% Shadow Claw 2x 49-58% Feint Attack 2x 42-50% View Crustle builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabTM84 VenoshockLv. 28 SteamrollerLv. 37 Bug BiteLv. 23 Damage vs Exeggcute Poison Jab 2x 52-62% Venoshock 2x 52-62% Steamroller 4x 85-101%KO Bug Bite 4x 80-95% View Whirlipede builds →
Larvesta BugFire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 18 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Leech LifeLv. 10 AcrobaticsTM62 Flame ChargeLv. 30 Damage vs Exeggcute Fire Blast 2x 100-118%KO Leech Life 4x 143-168%KO Acrobatics 2x 33-39% Flame Charge 2x 45-53% View Larvesta builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Fury CutterLv. 37 Damage vs Exeggcute X-Scissor 4x 157-185%KO Aerial Ace 2x 39-47% Struggle Bug 4x 80-95% Fury Cutter 4x 80-95% View Anorith builds →

Black & White Evolution

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

2 Forms

#102Exeggcute

Leaf Stone

#103Exeggutor

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Exeggcute

GrassPsychic

Exeggutor

GrassPsychic

95+35

ATK

95+55

DEF

85+5

SP.ATK

125+65

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

55+15

BST

325D-Tier

530C-Tier+205

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Exeggcute easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Block, Curse and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Exeggcute Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Block 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 Leaf Storm and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Barrage

—158520Normal

Lv 1

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Lv 1

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 7

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 11

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 19

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 21

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 23

Sleep Powder

——7515Grass

Lv 27

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 33

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 37

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Lv 43

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 47

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 53

Bestow

———15Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM64

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Block

———5Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

C140905Grass

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Moonlight

D——5Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Exeggcute can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

—309020Rock

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Black & White Exeggcute Locations

2 encounter spots for Exeggcute at high spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Exeggcute in Black & White

Route 18

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

AnySwarm active

Route 18

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

AnySwarm active

Exeggcute Guide

Exeggcute has 2 evolution paths: Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone and Alolan Exeggutor using a Leaf Stone. Different conditions, different results.
In Black & White, Exeggcute does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Exeggutor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Exeggcute is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.
Exeggcute is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

Game Availability

Exeggcute has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 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

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Liepard Dark	C
Upcoming Move Moves PursuitLv. 15 Learns Pursuit at Level 15 View Liepard builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Exeggcute Feint Attack 2x 56-67% View Scraggy builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 10 LickLv. 7 Damage vs Exeggcute Incinerate 2x 62-73% Lick 2x 18-22% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Exeggcute Ember 2x 38-47% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Knock OffLv. 9 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 Damage vs Exeggcute Poison Jab 2x 51-62% Knock Off 2x 40-49% Aerial Ace 2x 62-73% Fury Cutter 4x 60-71% View Farfetch'd builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves ThiefTM46 Damage vs Exeggcute Thief 2x 37-43% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves ThiefTM46 Damage vs Exeggcute Thief 2x 28-33% View Illumise builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Exeggcute Thief 2x 58-70% Pursuit 2x 42-50% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Exeggcute Wing Attack 2x 72-85% Pluck 2x 72-85% View Archen builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Exeggcute Feint Attack 2x 55-65% View Scraggy builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Thief 2x 34-42% Struggle Bug 4x 99-116%KO View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Thief 2x 27-33% Struggle Bug 4x 128-152%KO View Illumise builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 99-116%KO Struggle Bug 4x 106-125%KO View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 PursuitLv. 12 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 91-107%KO Poison Tail 2x 37-45% Struggle Bug 4x 91-107%KO Pursuit 2x 19-24% View Whirlipede builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Struggle Bug 4x 91-107%KO View Anorith builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Signal BeamLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Shadow Ball 2x 45-55% Signal Beam 4x 132-156%KO Thief 2x 32-39% Struggle Bug 4x 92-109%KO View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Shadow Ball 2x 61-73% Thief 2x 23-29% Struggle Bug 4x 118-140%KO View Illumise builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 92-109%KO Struggle Bug 4x 92-109%KO View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 PursuitLv. 12 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 86-101%KO Poison Tail 2x 36-43% Struggle Bug 4x 86-101%KO Pursuit 2x 19-23% View Whirlipede builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Struggle Bug 4x 86-101%KO View Anorith builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Signal BeamLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Shadow Ball 2x 46-55% Signal Beam 4x 134-159%KO Thief 2x 32-39% Struggle Bug 4x 93-110%KO View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Shadow Ball 2x 64-76% Thief 2x 25-30% Struggle Bug 4x 123-145%KO View Illumise builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Bug Bite 4x 87-103%KO Struggle Bug 4x 99-117%KO View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves VenoshockLv. 28 Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Venoshock 2x 52-62% Bug Bite 4x 82-97% Poison Tail 2x 34-41% Struggle Bug 4x 87-103%KO View Whirlipede builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Exeggcute Struggle Bug 4x 87-103%KO View Anorith builds →