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Community POTW #082

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Time for the next Pokémon of the Week and this week we are going to Kanto & Alola!

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It's Exeggutor!

Go nuts

 

KyogreThunder

Call of Fate
Exeggutor (Alolan Form)
Modest nature/Quiet nature
EVs:252 SpAtk/252 SpDef/4 HP
@Life Orb/Lum Berry/Sitrus Berry
Ability: Frisk/Harvest
-Draco Meteor
-Leaf Storm/Giga Drain
-Flamethrower
-Sludge Bomb/Psyshock/Trick Room
 

Mestorn

Wandering Battler
As the years go by, things just keep getting rougher and rougher for Exeggutor. One of the original RBY superstars, Kantonian Exeggutor has fallen to the depths of obscurity. Grass Psychic is a notoriously poor typing, with many, many common weaknesses. Furthermore, Exeggutor is rather slow and its bulk is now considered average at best, making it difficult to accomplish anything aside from fainting quickly.

Exeggutor has a few things still going for it. It has the highest Base offensive stat of any Chlorophyll user and while not unoutspeedable, being able to outspeed up to unboosted +Natured Base 140 in the Sun with only a Neutral nature is nothing to scoff at. Sleep Powder is another handy tool, allowing Exeggutor disable whatever it can't take out. Of course, there is a reason that Venusaur is the Chlorophyll superstar and Exeggutor is forgotten. Kantonian Exeggutor's coverage is limited to STABs, Sludge Bomb and Ancient Power. Furthermore, no way to further boost its offenses (outside of a random Ancient Power boost) hurts even more. Venusaur's greater bulk and higher speed makes it an even more frustrating Chlorophyll sweeper to take out and is far more unpredictable with its balanced offenses. Being weak to Sucker Punch and First Impression is another unfortunate attribute to have (every Chlorophyll user is weak to Ice Shard, so giving a free pass there) as there are more ways to stop a sweep after it gets started.

Palm Sunny Day
Exeggutor (Kantonian)
Ability: Chlorophyll
Item: Heat Rock
-Sunny Day
-Solar Beam/Energy Ball
-Psyshock
-Sleep Powder/Sludge Bomb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SATK / 252 SPE
Nature: Modest (+SATK, -ATK)

Basic barebones Sunny Day sweeper. Sunny Day gets Exeggutor going, and as it has no Fire moves it must setup Sunny Day or rely on a team mate to set it up (and with any Dynamax user with a Water, Rock or Ice move able to change the weather, best for Exeggutor to setup its own Sun). Solarbeam is a phenomenal Grass STAB, but gets ruined by any weather change, so Energy Ball is far more reliable. Psyshock is a good secondary STAB and ensures that Exeggutor isn't blanked by Assault Vest users and special sponges not named Mandibuzz or Umbreon. Sleep Powder enables Exeggutor to shutdown any counter that may try to stop it, while Sludge Bomb provides additional anti Grass and Fairy coverage.
 

XaelOstigian

Competitive...kinda
What better way to kick off the summer than with a palm tree Pokemon? Exeggutor has an interesting history as a Pokemon. It was Blue's go to Grass substitute if you chose a starter other than Blastoise, played a significant role in triggering Ash's Charmander to evolve into into Charmeleon in the anime, and somehow lost to Ash's Kingler in the Indigo League. Exeggutor then played a minor role as one of Will's Pokemon in the Elite Four the following generation, but then went widely unnoticed until GameFreak decided break the height-width proportions of Pokemon designs in Gen 7 when they gave Exeggutor a regional variant that is also part Dragon type for some reason. In terms of competitive use, Exeggutor has since fallen behind many of its other fellow Gen 1 Grass types that have since received new moves, abilities, and evolutions that best suit their strengths, while the palm tree has increasingly become more of a joke Pokemon by the generation. That said, Exeggutor is not completely useless and can perform a variety of roles depending on what you are looking for.
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Enjoying a Nap on a Sunny Day by the Beach
Ability: Chlorophyll
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Timid (+Speed -Attack)
EVs: (HP 4) (Sp.Attack 252) (Speed 252)

Moves:
Sleep Powder
Sunny Day
Solar Beam/Giga Drain
Psychic/Psyshock

Set Details:
A sun sweeper with an added bonus of putting opponents to sleep with Sleep Powder. Set up Sunny Day, double your speed thanks to Chlorophyll, unload Solar Beams (Or Giga Drain if you fear the weather change), as well as Psychics (Or Psyshock if you fear Chansey). Life Orb gives added damage, and invest everything into special attack and speed.

A Bountiful Harvest of Fruit and Seeds
Ability: Harvest
Item: Sitrus Berry
Nature: Bold (+Defense -Attack)
EVs: (HP 252) (Defense 152) (Special Defense 100)

Moves:
Leech Seed
Substitute
Sleep Powder
Giga Drain

Set Details:
A sub-seed set that capitalizes on Harvest as its hidden ability. Seed your opponent, hide behind the Substitute, limit your opponent's options by putting them to sleep with Sleep Powder, and then inflict damage while healing back more health with Giga Drain. With Harvest as your ability, you will be given a 50% chance to regen your Sitrus Berry, and while inconsistent, it does allow you not to spend a turn on something like Synthesis.
 

BillyBobJoe

Well-Known Member
Good Coverage Moves:
  • Ancient Power- Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug
  • Terrain Pulse(?)- Flying, Dark
Alolan only:
  • Flamethrower- Ice, Bug
  • Brick Break, Low Kick, Superpower- Ice
  • Iron Head- Ice, Fairy
  • Sludge Bomb- Fairy
 
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