Exeggcute
GrassPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Psychic, worth 6.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Exeggcute can learn 6 combinations. Confusion with Psychic does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | 55 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Exeggcute has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,328 at level 50, 1,175 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 671 CP at level 20, or 839 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 623 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 107 attack · 125 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 2.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Exeggcute does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Ground.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Psychic | 10.1 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psychic | 10.1 |
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 8.6 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 8.6 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 8.6 |
| Normal | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 | |
| Bug | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Fire | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Grass | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Electric | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Ice | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Dragon | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Fairy | Confusion + Psychic | 6.7 |
| Psychic | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 5.6 |
| Dark | Bullet Seed + Seed Bomb | 5.6 |
| Steel | Confusion + Psychic | 4.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Exeggcute is actually for.
Counters: what beats Exeggcute
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 64.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 54.6 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 53.4 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 52.0 |
 Heracross | BugFighting | Fury Cutter + Megahorn | 51.3 |
 Kleavor | BugRock | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 50.8 |
 Genesect | BugSteel | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 50.6 |
 Vikavolt | BugElectric | Bug Bite + X Scissor | 50.4 |
 Yanmega | Bug | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 48.1 |
 Pinsir | Bug | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 47.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Exeggcute's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.