Alolan Exeggutor

Aloha Alola! Alolan Exeggutor was the first Alolan species introduced to Pokemon GO. Its stats are almost identical to those of regular Exeggutor, except slightly lower. In terms of Grass type offensive presence, Alolan Exeggutor shares the exact same optimal moveset as its Kantonian relative. Its advantage is a meaty double resistance to Water.

Whereas regular Exeggutor can double as a Psychic attacker, Alolan Exeggutor’s Dragon-type offense is sorely lacking compared to the likes of legendary Pokemon. A high level one will do in a pinch, however.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Dragon Tail is the stronger Fast Move, and should pair with Draco Meteor* for the maximum amount of Dragon Type damage output that a tree can muster.

• Bullet Seed should pair with Solar Beam. This is especially useful against Water Types, as Alolan Exeggutor's double Water resistance can frequently afford it the time that it needs to launch multiple Solar Beams... unless the Water Type in question is packing an Ice Type coverage move.

• Seed Bomb can also work for more consistent damage, but it will tend to fall behind by all metrics given the reasoning outlined above.

• Dragon Pulse is inferior, but can be used if you don't have access to Draco Meteor.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Dragon Tail is rather strong and hits widely for neutral damage.

• Seed Bomb is the most threatening defensive charge move, firing early and often on top of being hard to dodge.

• Dragon Pulse's 2 bars is workable, but using Solar Beam is out of the question.

• Likewise, the slow animation of Draco Meteor* and slow access as a 1-bar move makes it a poor choice for defense. 

Dragon Tail typically performs better than Bullet Seed due to the significant difference in damage output. 

Seed Bomb is the main charge move used by Alolan Exeggutor, requiring only 40 energy which allows it to be used frequently and even bait shields. 

Dragon Pulse allows our tall dragon tree to deal relatively neutral damage and threaten other Dragon-type Pokemon. Its steep energy cost and average Damage Per Energy aren't very exciting, but at least it might have a chance to be used compared to the painfully slow Solar Beam. 

The addition of Draco Meteor following the Exeggcute Research Day event in April 2022 is a surprising but unimpressive move for Alolan Exeggutor. While it can be considered an improvement over Dragon Pulse due to much higher damage output for only 5 more energy cost, it does not solve Alolan Exeggutor's struggle against its numerous weaknesses.