Exeggcute (Analysis GP: 2/2)

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QC: 2/2 [Crux] [Heysup]
GP: 2/2 [CalmPokemaster] [elDino]


[Overview]

<p>Exeggcute might have got a major boost this generation in the form of Drought Vulpix, but sadly, Vulpix is banned, so Exeggcute will once again have to rely upon Sunny Day support to sweep. Eviolite also makes Exeggcute much more bulky, and Exeggcute still has a reliable recovery move in Synthesis and useful resistances to common Fighting-, Water-, and Ground-type attacks.</p>

<p>But it's not all sunshine for Exeggcute. First of all, it has a pretty bad Special Defense stat of 45, and to go along with that, it has weaknesses to Ice-, Fire-, Dark-, and Ghost-type attacks. Exeggcute's movepool is also pretty lackluster, as it has few coverage options outside of its STAB attacks. All in all, Exeggcute is a decent Pokemon, but won't be seeing much use in LC. </p>

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Wish / Synthesis
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Leech Seed / Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Protect / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Bold
evs: 236 HP / 236 Def / 36 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>While Exeggcute isn't the best wall in LC, it can accomplish a feat that no other wall in LC can; - it can outspeed most Scarf users and tie with Choice Scarf Scraggy. It can almost heal itself fully with Synthesis in the sun, taking away the need for Rest. Other than that, Exeggcute also gets Giga Drain to heal itself. Leech Seed is good with Giga Drain, allowing Exeggcute to regenerate its health at a crazy rate. Hidden Power Fire hits Ferroseed, that would otherwise wall Exeggcute completely. Protect stalls for Leech Seed damage, and Toxic can be used with Hidden Power Fire to have another way of taking down the opponent's health.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Obviously for this set, Pokemon with Sunny Day support, such as Cherubi, are great partners to bring sun. Chesto Berry and Harvest can be used outside of sun, but that somewhat defeats the purpose of having a fast wall. Houndour is another great partner for Exeggcute, as it is immune to Fire-type attacks, and Exeggcute can take most Water-type attacks that aren't from Clamperl. Munchlax is a great partner especially if it has Sunny Day, as it can take Ice- and Fire-type attacks coming at Exeggcute, while Exeggcute can sponge the Fighting-type attacks that trouble Munchlax. The EV spread gives Exeggcute maximum physical bulk while allowing it to outspeed common Scarf users such as Magnemite. However, Dragon Dance or Choice Scarf Scraggy is the best counter to this set, as it will outspeed Exeggcute by 1 point and KO it with Crunch.</p>

[SET]
name: Chlorophyll Sweeper
move 1: Giga Drain / Solarbeam
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Sleep Powder / Synthesis / Sunny Day
item: Life Orb / Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 116 HP / 236 SpA / Spe 116

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set may seem outclassed by Oddish and Petilil offensively, but Exeggcute has much better defenses and STAB Psychic-type attacks to boast. Giga Drain is the preferred option because with Solarbeam, a weather changer such as Snover can switch in without difficulty, resulting in the move becoming highly ineffective. Psychic gives Exeggcute another strong STAB option to smack Pokemon that resist Grass-type attacks hard, while Hidden Power Fire hits the Steel-types that resist Exeggcute's other attacks. On the other hand, Hidden Power Fighting can be used to hit Houndour, thatotherwise can destroy Exeggcute. Sleep Powder makes sure Exeggcute is not setup bait, while Synthesis gives Exeggcute more staying power.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Again, Sunny Day support helps Exeggcute immensely for the aforementioned reasons. Energy Ball can be used sometimes, but compared to the instant health regeneration from Giga Drain, it's outclassed on the whole. Hidden Power Ground hits both Steel-types and Houndour, but Bronzor then has an easy time walling Exeggcute. Life Orb gives Exeggcute a lot of power, but Eviolite makes it very bulky with Synthesis. Heat Rock can be used to have an elongated sweep with Sunny Day, but that can be provided by team members. A Timid nature can be used to Speed tie with +2 Scraggy, but Modest gives much more power. The EV spread makes sure that Exeggcute outspeeds +1 Scraggy, and the rest is put into HP.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>On the Chlorophyll set, Explosion can be used when Exeggcute is at low health to escape, but since it does not pack the same amount of power in BW, it's not a recommended option. For some reason, Exeggcute gets Swords Dance, can run a Swords Dance set with sun support. Exeggcute has physical options such as Seed Bomb, Return, Explosion, and Nature Power (which becomes Earthquake in Wi-Fi), but it does not have too many other options. A Trick Room support set with Trick Room, Light Screen, Reflect, and Giga Drain can be used, but Exeggcute is outclassed in that department by Natu. With Harvest, Exeggcute can use Oran Berry to regenerate half of its health, but Exeggcute will lose Eviolite and Chlorophyll. Heat Rock and Sunny Day can be used to give Exeggcute more Speed, but Exeggcute benefits more from getting it from a teammate.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Houndour is the best counter to Exeggcute, destroying it with its STAB attacks. Ferroseed can wall Exeggcute completely if it isn't packing Hidden Power Fire. Snover and Hippopotas can hamper it by taking away Exeggcute's sun. Stunky traps it with Pursuit and Sucker Punch, but needs to watch out for Hidden Power Ground. Scraggy takes hits with Eviolite and can KO Exeggcute with Crunch. Dratini also resists Grass-type attacks, and can revenge kill Exeggcute with Extremespeed. Lickitung ignores the sunlight and laughs at all of its attacks, setting up Curse. Most Pokemon with U-turn, such as Scarf Mienfoo and Gligar, are good counters too.</p>
 

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[Overview]

<p>Exeggcute might have got a major boost this generation in the form of Drought Vulpix, but sadly, Vulpix is banned, so Exeggcute will once again have to rely upon Sunny Day support to sweep. But that doesn't mean Exeggcute can't double its Speed, making it a fast and potent wall, it just makes it harder. (Irrelevant...) Eviolite also makes Exeggcute much more bulky, and Exeggcute still has a reliable recovery move in Synthesis and useful resistances to common Fighting-, Water-, and Ground-type attacks.</p>

<p>But it's not all sunshine for Exeggcute. First of all, it has a pretty bad Special Defense stat of 45, and to go along with that, it has weaknesses to common Ice-, Fire-, Dark-, and Ghost-type special attacks. Exeggcute's movepool is also pretty lackluster, as it has few coverage options outside of its STAB attacks. All in all, Exeggcute is a decent Pokemon, but won't be seeing much use in LC. </p>

[SET]
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name: Physical Wall
move 1: Wish / Synthesis
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Leech Seed / Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Protect / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Bold
evs: 236 HP / 236 Def / 36 Spe

[Set Comments] [SET COMMENTS]

<p>While Exeggcute isn't the best wall in LC, it can accomplish a feat that no other wall in LC can; - it can outspeed most Scarf users and tie with Choice Scarf Scraggy. It also can almost heal itself fully with Synthesis in the sun, taking away the need for Rest. Other than that, Exeggcute also gets Giga Drain to heal itself. Leech Seed is good with Giga Drain, allowing Exeggcute to regenerate its health at a crazy rate. Hidden Power Fire hits Ferroseed, who that otherwise would otherwise wall Exeggcute completely. Protect stalls for Leech Seed damage, and Toxic can be used with Hidden Power Fire to have another way of taking down the opponent's health.</p>

[Additional Comments] [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Obviously for this set, Pokemon with Sunny Day support, such as Cherubi, are great partners to bring sun. Chesto Berry and Harvest can be used outside of sun, but that somewhat defeats the purpose of having a fast wall. Houndour is another great partner for Exeggcute, as it is immune to Fire-type attacks, and Exeggcute can take most Water-type attacks not coming from a certain clam that aren't from Clamperl. Munchlax is a great partner especially if it has Sunny Day, as it can take Ice- and Fire-type attacks coming at Exeggcute, while Exeggcute can sponge the Fighting-type attacks that trouble Munchlax<remove space>. The EV spread gives Exeggcute maximum physical bulk while allowing it to outspeed common Scarf users such as Magnemite. However, Dragon Dance or Choice Scarf Scraggy is the best counter to this set, as it will outspeed Exeggcute by 1 point and KO it with Crunch.</p>

[SET]
<remove space>
name: Chlorophyll Sweeper
move 1: Giga Drain / Solarbeam
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Sleep Powder / Synthesis / Sunny Day
item: Life Orb / Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 116 HP / 236 SpA / Spe 116

[Set Comments] [SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set may seem outclassed by Oddish and Petilil offensively, but Exeggcute has much better defenses and STAB Psychic-type attacks to boast. Giga Drain is the preferred option because with Solarbeam, you are pretty much screwed if the weather changes a weather changer such as Snover can switch in without difficulty, resulting in the move becoming highly ineffective. Psychic gives Exeggcute another strong STAB option to smack Pokemon who that resist Grass-type attacks hard, while Hidden Power Fire hits the Steel-types who that resist Exeggcute's other attacks. On the other hand, Hidden Power Fighting can be used to hit Houndour, who that otherwise can destroy Exeggcute. Sleep Powder makes sure Exeggcute is not setup bait, while Synthesis gives Exeggcute more staying power.</p>

[Additional Comments] [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Again, Sunny Day support helps Exeggcute immensely for the aforementioned reasons. Energy Ball can be used sometimes, but compared to the instant health regeneration from Giga Drain, it's kind of dull outclassed on the whole. Hidden Power Ground hits both Steel-types and Houndour, but Bronzor wall Exeggcute then then has an easy time walling Exeggcute. Life Orb gives Exeggcute a lot of power, but Eviolite makes it very bulky with Synthesis. Heat Rock can be used to have an elongated sweep with Sunny Day, but that can be provided by team members. A Timid<space>nature can be used to Speed tie with +2 Scraggy, but Modest gives much more power. The EV spread makes sure that Exeggcute outspeeds +1 Scraggy, and the rest is put into HP.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>On the Chlorophyll set, Explosion can be used when Exeggcute is at low health to escape, but since it got nerfed in 5th Gen does not pack the same amount of power in BW, it's not a recommended option. For some reason, Exeggcute gets Swords Dance, can run a Swords Dance set with sun support. Exeggcute has physical options such as Seed Bomb, Return, Explosion, and Nature Power (which becomes Earthquake in Wi-Fi), but it does not have too many other options. A Trick Room support set with Trick Room, Light Screen, Reflect, and Giga Drain can be used, but Exeggcute is outclassed in that department by Natu. With Harvest, Exeggcute can use Oran Berry to regenerate half of its health, but Exeggcute will lose Eviolite and Chlorophyll. Heat Rock and Sunny Day can be used to give Exeggcute more Speed, but it's much more suggested if you get it from a teammate but Exeggcute benefits more from getting it from a teammate.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>Houndour is the best counter to Exeggcute, destroying it with its STAB attacks. Ferroseed can wall Exeggcute completely if it isn't packing Hidden Power Fire. Snover and Hippopotas can obviously destroy hamper it by taking away Exeggcute's sun. Stunky traps it with Pursuit and Sucker Punch, but needs to watch out for Hidden Power Ground. Scraggy takes hits with Eviolite and can KO Exeggcute with Crunch. Dratini also resists Grass-type attacks, and can revenge kill Exeggcute with Extremespeed. Lickitung removes ignores the sunlight and laughs at all of its attacks, setting up Curse. Most Pokemon with U-turn, such as Scarf Mienfoo and Gligar, are good counters, too.<remove space></p>


Nice work.

GP Approved 2/2

 
Woah woah woah, no Harvest sets? Chesto Berry + Rest is great and all, but insta-Oran Berry is just wonderful. You don't even need the sun at all, because Harvest activates so often anyway. I mean, what else are you going to use when you don't plan to use sun?

move 1: Psychic / Toxic
move 2: Giga Drain / Energy Ball
move 3: Leech Seed
move 4: Protect
item: Oran Berry
ability: Harvest
nature: Bold
evs: 196 HP / 116 Def / 40 SpA / 156 SpD

This set makes an incredible wall out of one of the few pokemon plagued with the most weaknesses of the Grass/Psychic typing. Not totally sure on the EVs, but it's important to keep it as defensive as possible. Speed isn't what you're going for at all with this set. You'll love eating away at your opponent's health while yours just bobs up and down constantly.
 

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