Competitive Information for Alolan Exeggutor [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Exeggutor-alola? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Exeggutor is a remarkable Grass and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Exeggutor show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Exeggutor is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Roseli Berry / Expert Belt
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Giga Drain
- Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse
Special Tank Exeggutor-Alola (Popular/Trending)
Exeggutor is a stupendous Special Tank for single battles. It's meant to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Exeggutor's super effective moves by 20%. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). With a Roseli Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fairy-type attack then the Roseli Berry gets consumed.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Exeggutor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Hammer
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Superpower
- Earthquake / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Exeggutor-Alola (Harvest)
Exeggutor is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). Earthquake was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/3 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Exeggutor's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Exeggutor's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
Special Sweeper Exeggutor-Alola (Harvest)
Exeggutor is a spectacular Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Exeggutor's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/3 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Exeggutor's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Exeggutor-alola? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Grass Knot
- Brutal Swing
- Sleep Powder
- Trick Room
Doubles Special Tank Exeggutor-Alola (Popular VGC)
Exeggutor is pretty popular Special Tank for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. This moveset attempts to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Exeggutor's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). Combining Exeggutor's Harvest ability with the Sitrus Berry will make this a very difficult Pokemon to take down as it will repeatedly recover health.
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 SpD
Moveset:
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Exeggutor-Alola (Harvest)
Exeggutor is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/3 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Exeggutor's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Exeggutor afterwards).
◆ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Exeggutor's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Special Sweeper Exeggutor-Alola (Harvest)
Exeggutor is an outstanding Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Exeggutor's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/3 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Exeggutor's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Lum Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Exeggutor-Alola (Harvest)
Exeggutor is an interesting Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With the Harvest ability, if the last item Exeggutor used was a berry then there is a 50% chance to restore it at the end of each turn (or 100% chance during sunny weather). With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/3 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Exeggutor cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Exeggutor's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Exeggutor-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Exeggutor-alola can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Exeggutor-alola
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Gravity + Hypnosis
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Harvest + Item: Sitrus berry
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Exeggutor-alola's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Exeggutor-alola
- Dragon Pulse
- Earthquake
- Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Exeggutor-alola in Sword and Shield
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Optimize Exeggutor-alola's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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