Competitive Information for Exeggutor [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Exeggutor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Exeggutor is an interesting Grass and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Exeggutor out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Exeggutor is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 SpA / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Psychic
- Sleep Powder / Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Popular/Trending)
Exeggutor is a sensational Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Exeggutor last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Exeggutor's speed is doubled.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 SpA / 92 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thief
- Moonlight
Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Chlorophyll)
Exeggutor is pretty popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Exeggutor's speed is doubled.
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Exeggutor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Exeggutor has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Exeggutor by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Exeggutor? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 SpA / 92 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thief
- Moonlight
Doubles Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Chlorophyll)
Exeggutor is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Exeggutor's speed is doubled.
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Exeggutor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Exeggutor has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Exeggutor by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Exeggutor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Exeggutor can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Exeggutor
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Hypnosis, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Exeggutor's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Exeggutor
- Explosion
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Solar Beam
- Substitute
- Sunny Day
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Exeggutor in Ruby and Sapphire
- Modest Nature ( 52/0/0/252/0/204/ )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/0/ )
- Optimize Exeggutor's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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