Exeggcute (Japanese: タマタマ Tamatama) is a dual-type Grass/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Exeggutor when exposed to a Leaf Stone.
In Alola, Exeggcute will evolve into Alolan Exeggutor when exposed to a Leaf Stone.
Biology
Exeggcute is a Pokémon resembling a group of six light pink "eggs", usually seen arranged with five heads huddled around a sixth. Each "head" has a slightly different facial expression, but each face has triangular eyes with tiny black pupils and a small mouth. Each shell has some cracks, and one member of the bundle usually has its yellow insides or brain exposed. More numerous cracks are a sign that it is close to evolution. Despite looking like eggs, Exeggcute is actually more closely related to plant seeds. It is believed to carry genes of plants and other species.
Exeggcute gather in swarms of six. The heads communicate with each other by using a form of telepathy that only they can understand. Should the number of Exeggcute be reduced to less than six, the remaining Exeggcute will attempt to replace it with a similarly sized Pokémon as seen in the anime. It needs six Exeggcute in order to stay balanced or else it becomes nervous and cowardly. Pidgeotto and Crabrawler are its natural predators, which it chases off with psychokinesis. Exeggcute inhabits jungles and forests. Exeggcute in the Alola region tend to be heavier than those from elsewhere. This is due to the shells being packed full.
Exeggcute and its evolved form, Exeggutor, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Barrage.
Evolution
Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor.
In Alola, it evolves into Alolan Exeggutor.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Generation I | | | Kanto
#102 | | Red(JPN) | (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.) | | Green | | Red(ENG) | Often mistaken for eggs. When disturbed, they quickly gather and attack in swarms. | | Blue | | Yellow | The heads attract each other and spin around. There must be 6 heads for it to maintain balance. | | Stadium | A Pokémon that is like the seeds of a plant. If you find one and chase it, others will join it without you noticing. | | |
| Generation II | | | Johto
#104 | | Gold | The shell is very durable. Even if it cracks, it can survive without spilling the contents. | | Silver | Using telepathy only they can receive, they always form a cluster of six Exeggcute. | | Crystal | If even one is separated from the group, the energy bond between the six will make them rejoin instantly. | | Stadium 2 | The shell is very durable. Even if it cracks, it can survive without spilling the contents. | | |
| Generation III | | Hoenn
#— | | Kanto
#102 | | Ruby | This Pokémon consists of six eggs that form a closely knit cluster. The six eggs attract each other and spin around. When cracks increasingly appear on the eggs, Exeggcute is close to evolution. | | Sapphire | | Emerald | It consists of six eggs that care for each other. The eggs attract each other and spin around. When cracks increasingly appear, it is close to evolution. | | FireRed | Even though it appears to be eggs of some sort, it was discovered to be a life-form more like plant seeds. | | LeafGreen | It is often mistaken for eggs. When disturbed, they gather quickly and attack in swarms. | | |
| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
#105 | | Diamond | Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated. | | Pearl | | Platinum | | HeartGold | The shell is very durable. Even if it cracks, it can survive without spilling the contents. | | SoulSilver | Using telepathy only they can employ, they always form a cluster of six Exeggcute. | | |
| Generation V | | | Unova
#— | | Black | Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated. | | White | | Black 2 | Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Coastal #136 | | Hoenn
#— | | X | Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated. | | Y | Even though it appears to be eggs of some sort, it was discovered to be a life-form more like plant seeds. | | Omega Ruby | This Pokémon consists of six eggs that form a closely knit cluster. The six eggs attract each other and spin around. When cracks increasingly appear on the eggs, Exeggcute is close to evolution. | | Alpha Sapphire | | |
| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #269 | | Alola
US UM : #355 | | Kanto
#102 | | Sun | Its six eggs use telepathy to communicate among themselves. It is believed to carry plant genes and the genes of other species. | | Moon | Six of them together form a full-fledged Pokémon. It's often hunted by Crabrawler, but uses psychokinesis to drive it off. | | Ultra Sun | Six of them form a single Pokémon. Should one of the six be lost, the next morning there will once more be six. | | Ultra Moon | Although they are the same size as other Exeggcute, the ones produced in Alola are quite heavy. Their shells are packed full. | | Let's Go Pikachu | The heads attract each other and spin around. There must be six heads for it to maintain balance. | | Let's Go Eevee | | |
| Generation VIII | | Galar
Isle of Armor #205 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus. | | Sword | Though it may look like it's just a bunch of eggs, it's a proper Pokémon. Exeggcute communicates with others of its kind via telepathy, apparently. | | Shield | These Pokémon get nervous when they're not in a group of six. The minute even one member of the group goes missing, Exeggcute become cowardly. | | Brilliant Diamond | Its six eggs converse using telepathy. They can quickly gather if they become separated. | | Shining Pearl | | |
| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
#3 | | Scarlet | If you touch one of Exeggcute’s heads, mistaking it for an egg, the other heads will quickly gather and attack you in a swarm. | | Violet | Using telepathy only fellow Exeggcute can pick up on, they always form a cluster of six. | | |
Game locations
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| Generation II | | | Gold | Silver | | Routes 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39, Azalea Town, Ilex Forest, Lake of Rage (Headbutt trees) | | | Crystal | | Routes 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 43, Lake of Rage (Headbutt trees) | | | |
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| Generation IV | | | Diamond | Pearl | | | Platinum | | | HeartGold | SoulSilver | | Routes 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 47, and 48, New Bark Town, Cherrygrove City, Violet City, Ecruteak City, National Park, Lake of Rage, Safari Zone Gate (Headbutt trees) | | | Pal Park | | | Pokéwalker | | | |
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In side games
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In events
Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Exeggcute is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Exeggcute
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Exeggcute
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Exeggcute
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Exeggcute
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Exeggcute
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Exeggcute
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Exeggcute
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds | Base HP: 51 | | | Base Attack: 69 | Base Defense: 51 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
In The March of the Exeggutor Squad, on Melvin's orders, an Exeggcute managed to hypnotize Ash, and Melvin forced him to catch a group of Exeggutor. Melvin's Exeggcute later managed to evolve without using a Leaf Stone.
In Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, Pikachu and his friends, plus an Elekid, found Misty's Togepi hanging around an Exeggcute, which was missing a member of its batch. It evolved when all of the eggs were put back together while standing on a Leaf Stone.
Minor appearances
Exeggcute debuted in Pokémon Scent-sation!, as one of the Pokémon that Erika keeps in the Celadon Gym.
An Exeggcute appeared in a photo in The Breeding Center Secret.
In It's Mr. Mime Time, Stella used an Exeggcute for her circus.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Exeggcute were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In The Psychic Sidekicks!, an Exeggcute was living in Len Town.
In An EGG-sighting Adventure!, multiple Exeggcute were seen in their nests.
An Exeggcute appeared in The Green Guardian.
An Exeggcute appeared in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
A Trainer's Exeggcute appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
In Alola, Kanto!, five wild Exeggcute were at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In A Dream Encounter!, an Exeggcute starred in a video advertising Aether Paradise. It reappeared alongside three others in Deceiving Appearances!. In Mission: Total Recall!, one of the quartet was on a video screen at Aether Paradise. Another reappeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.
Five Exeggcute appeared in Securing the Future!, with two under the ownership of different Trainers and the other three being wild. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
An Exeggcute appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In Caring for a Mystery!, Goh caught an Exeggcute after he and Ash mistook it for a Pokémon Egg. It made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series and evolved into an Exeggutor in That New Old Gang of Mine!.
An Exeggcute appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
A Coordinator's Exeggcute appeared on television in Nightfall? Nightmares!.
An Exeggcute appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | EP043 | Exeggcute | Ash's Pokédex | Exeggcute, an Egg Pokémon. Although it resembles an egg, it is known to be more closely related to the seed of a plant. | |
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | JN021 | Exeggcute | Goh's Rotom Phone | Exeggcute, the Egg Pokémon. A Grass and Psychic type. Exeggcute is made up of six eggs that communicate with each other using telepathy. | |
Pokémon Evolutions
In The Show, an Exeggcute briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters DP
An Exeggcute appeared in PMDP16.
Pokémon Adventures
Exeggcute debuted in Long Live the Nidoking!, where it was one of the Pokémon at Fuchsia City's Safari Zone. In A Hollow Victreebel, multiple Exeggcute were caught by Red off-panel.
Bill owns an Exeggcute, which first appeared in Electrode's Big Shock. In Slugging It Out with Slugma, it appeared again with its Trainer when he was talking to Professor Oak. However, it kept being a nuisance during the conversation along with Bill's Vulpix. Prior to My, My, My Mimic, it evolved into Exeggutor.
An Exeggcute appeared in Murkrow Row as one of the residents of Gold's house. However, it only has five eggs instead of six, and none of them have any cracks.
An Exeggcute appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
An Exeggcute appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
An Exeggcute appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
Multiple Exeggcute appeared in GDZ34.
Multiple Exeggcute appeared in GDZ65.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Red received an Exeggcute from Professor Oak in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!. He was shown to have another one in Red VS Green?!.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
An Exeggcute appeared in Pokémon New Year.
In the TCG
- Main article: Exeggcute (TCG)
Trivia
- Exeggcute shares its category with Chansey. They are both known as the Egg Pokémon.
- Despite being able to learn Solar Beam by level up, Exeggcute cannot learn it by TM in Generation I.
- Despite being consisted of six individuals from different births and having separate identities, all six merge during evolution to form a single Exeggutor.[1]
- Exeggcute and Kantonian Exeggutor are the only Psychic-type Pokémon in the Grass Egg Group.
- The size and crack patterns on the “leader” Exeggcute is inconsistent between games. In Red and Blue only, the “leader” is disproportionately larger compared to any other games which has it relatively consistent in size. The crack pattern is absent on the “leader” in all the Generation IV and V sprites while there is an additional lower crack under its left eye in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. In its Dream World and official art, the crack is absent.
Origin
Exeggcute may be based on both plant seeds and a clutch of eggs. It may also draw inspiration from coconuts, considering Exeggutor's resemblance to a palm tree and the fact that Exeggcute is hunted by Crabrawler, which may be based on a coconut crab. It is possibly a visual pun on an eggplant, though it may also have been inspired by the "Egg Yolk" tomato, or the bird's nest fungi. Their Psychic type may come from the idea of telepathy making them coordinate and act as one being.
Name origin
Exeggcute may be a combination of execute, egg, and cute.
Tamatama may be derived from 玉子 tamago (egg), as well as being a play on 偶々 tamatama (unexpectedly).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | एगोला Eggola | From egg and गोला gola |  Icelandic | Aflífa* | From aflífa |  Russian | Эксегкьют Eksegk'yut | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ทามะทามะ Thamathama | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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