Competitive Information for Exeggutor [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Exeggutor? 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 an extraordinary Grass and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Exeggutor out in the 8th generation battlefield. Exeggutor is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Wide Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Expanding Force
- Sleep Powder
- Trick Room
Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Popular/Trending)
Exeggutor is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Exeggutor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Exeggutor's moves. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ 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).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Exeggutor on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD / 4 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Chlorophyll)
Exeggutor is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Exeggutor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Exeggutor cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Heat Rock
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Grass Knot / Curse
- Energy Ball
- Sunny Day
- Solar Beam
Exeggutor Special Sweeper (Sun Beast)
Exeggutor is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Equipping Heat Rock helps extend sunny weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead.
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ 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).
◆ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
◆ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm
- Sunny Day
- Substitute
- Solar Beam
Exeggutor Support (Sunny Substitute)
Exeggutor is a phenomenal Support for single battles. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Exeggutor last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Exeggutor takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
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Item: Tanga Berry
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Dream Eater
- Hypnosis
Exeggutor Special Tank (Exeggcution)
Exeggutor is pretty popular Special Tank for single battles. This moveset attempts to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. 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 Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Dream Eater is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Psychic-type move (Exeggutor gains 1/2 hp inflicted. Sleeping target only).
◆ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Exeggutor? 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: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD / 4 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Exeggutor (Chlorophyll)
Exeggutor is a spectacular Special Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Exeggutor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Exeggutor cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Sludge Bomb
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Exeggutor (Chlorophyll)
Exeggutor is an awesome Offensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Exeggutor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, Exeggutor's speed is doubled during sunny weather. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison 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 learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Exeggutor 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
- 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 inflict status: Hypnosis, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Exeggutor's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Exeggutor
- Ancient Power
- Energy Ball
- Expanding Force
- Giga Drain
- Leaf Storm
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Stomping Tantrum
- Teleport
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Exeggutor in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/164/92/0 )
- Optimize Exeggutor's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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