# Exeguttor - Overcoming double weakness? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gym Strategy\ **Created:** [June 22, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/exeguttor-overcoming-double-weakness/1177 "2017-06-22T01:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GaryOak](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/garyoak/32/96_2.png) [@GaryOak](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/GaryOak)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/exeguttor-overcoming-double-weakness/1177/1 "2017-06-22T01:05:34Z")
Smart man once said, _“Pokemon with double weaknesses won’t be good defenders anymore.”_ Okay, it was me, I sad that. But _Exeguttor_ might be able to. Let’s see why. **Exeguttor** was fairly common in gyms, in part due to his relativly high max CP of 2900+ and in part due to his awesome stats. First thing you notice is his high ATK stat (_of 233_) which is very close to the best attackers. Some common Pokemon with similar stats are _Gyarados_, _Machamp_, _Jolteon_ and _Arcanine_. Next up, really good stamina (_of 190_) what is also close to the top along with _Slowbro_ / _Slowking_, _Gyarados_, _Umbreon_ and _Clefable_. DEF stat _(of 161_) is not that great tbh, but it’s not the worse also. _Machamp_ and _Arcanine_ are Pokemon with siminar DEF stat. Stats seem okayish, let’s look deeper. **Exeggutor** is _Grass_ and _Psychic_ type Pokemon. That means he has a **double weakness** to Bug type attacks. And is also weak to a lot of Pokemon type attacks like: _Fire_, _Dark_, _Flying_, _Poison_, _Ghost_, _Ice_… Before I get any deeper lets talk about _Exeggutors_ attacks. Saidly, it’s best Quick attack is **Confusion**. I said sadly because it’s a _legacy_ moveset now. None of the new moves are really close to it, so a little bit of disappointment to anyone who doesn’t have one. Why is it so good? It’s the only attack that deals 20 damage (also _Volt Switch_). And that hurts in real life situations. It hurts a lot. You just have to dodge every attack if you want your Pokemon to survive until the end of the battle. What about charge move? No legacy movesets here so you can have the best one. But which one is the best? It’s really hard to decide. _Solar Beam_ is a one bar charge move that deals 180 damage, and _Psychic_ is a one bar charge move that deals 100 damage. So we have a clear winner? Maybe, maybe not. I think I would still prefer **Psychic**. _Solar Beam_ is weak against _Bug_, _Dragon_, _Fire_, _Flying_, etc. So pretty much everything you will get attacked by. And it’s also easier to dodge than _Psychic_. Big question! Can it overcome _ **double weakness** _? Lets see. Best _Bug_ type Pokemons with _Bug_ type attacks are _Heracross_, _Scizor_, _Pinsir_ and _Forretress_ (_no, I don’t count Parasect, we’re not trying to prestige over here_). Heracross is also a fighting type, so it take more damage from _Psychic_ type attacks. So he is of the list. (also, many people aren’t even able to have him). _Scizor_ and _Forretress_ are also _Steel_ type Pokemon, that means they take less damage against _Psychic_ type attacks. But only _Scizor_ can have two _Bug_ type attacks. And there is also _Pinsir_, pure _Bug_ type Pokemon that can also have two bug type attacks. If you didn’t know, you can use _X Scissor_ (_Scizor and Pinsir have that Charge attack_) between two dodges of _Counfusion_. You know what they all (_Scizor, Pinsir and Forretress_) have in common? They have really _low stamina and HP_. And also are not really easy to find. And how many people have powered up any of them? Combine low HP with _Confusion_ that deals _20 damage_, means you have to _dodge perfectly_. And if you can do that, you can pretty much win with everything. So best counter would be _Scizor_, _Pinsir_, _Flareon_ and _Gengar_. But they all have low HP. So, i think it overcomes double weakness. Is it perfect? No, but no one is. I would put him in **Tier II and definitely Top 6 Gym defenders** right now. Sad thing is, the best Quick attack move is a Legacy one. (good thing I have 100% IV Exeggutor with Phychic 😛 ) And don’t ignore the fact that **Exeguttor** is the **best Pokemon that can have Solar Beam** ([link](https://db.pokemongohub.net/moves/116)). So if you need counter for _Vaporeon_, look no further. _Bullet Sead_ and _Solar Beam_ on _Exeguttor_ will tear down anyone. Good luck using your Exeguttor. ---
**Author:** ![bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bobbyjack8/32/21337_2.png) [@bobbyjack8](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/bobbyjack8)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/exeguttor-overcoming-double-weakness/1177/2 "2017-06-22T01:12:05Z")
I’ve never used Exeggutor as a gym defender. He is one of my primary attackers. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne9100](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/9de0a6/32.png) [@Wayne9100](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/Wayne9100)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/exeguttor-overcoming-double-weakness/1177/3 "2017-06-22T19:19:48Z")
He was the first real strong Pokémon I used very early on it took me a few months from launch to hit the 2000 cp mark and it had zn/Psy he would win tons of battles so I started a collection of them had 40 but had to transfer 10 or so due to space I keep 30 on hand cause I just can’t see transferring confusion or zen head butt eggs cause you can’t get them anymore and I’m sure when trading comes out I would like for people to have some of mine to see just how powerful confusion is on a 2400-2700 cp monster kinda matters on offense that it has solarbeam but defense I like seed bomb it’s annoying to battle him with those going off every few seconds !! Took me a long while to start evolving eggs that had seed bomb I would always get solarbeam or psychic as a charge and a high power flarion or arcaine can take him down before beam goes off if they have flamethrower in there moves ! I just have a love for the eggs because it was the first real powerful Pokémon I have ever had plus held gyms for me !! ---
**Author:** ![bagguille](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/user_avatar/forum.pokemongohub.net/bagguille/32/50092_2.png) [@bagguille](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/u/bagguille)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.pokemongohub.net/t/exeguttor-overcoming-double-weakness/1177/4 "2018-05-24T16:18:16Z")
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