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Exeggcute card art from Celestial Guardians

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Overview

Exeggcute is a basic Grass-type Pokémon card from the Celestial Guardians expansion. A member of the Celestial Guardians set (A3), the card presents a compact, early-game presence suitable for establishing Grass-type strategies in decks from its era. The card’s art emphasizes the distinctive, telepathic group behavior that characterizes Exeggcute in the Pokémon world, while the set’s collector-focused designations highlight its rarity and print variations.

Card Information

Name: Exeggcute
Set: Celestial Guardians
Set ID: A3
Card Number: A3-001
Local ID: 001
Rarity: One Diamond
Illustrator: HYOGONOSUKE
Type: Grass
HP: 60
Stage: Basic
Attacks: Rolling Tackle — Cost: Grass, Colorless; Damage: 30
Weakness: Fire (+20)
Retreat Cost: 1
Description: "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."
Evolution: Evolves to Exeggutor
Legal in formats: Standard: False, Expanded: False
Variants: Normal (standard), Holo (standard), Reverse (standard); First Edition: False
Boosters: Lunala
Updated: 2025-05-18
Pricing Data: Cardmarket: None, TCGPlayer: None
Official Card Count (Set): 155 (official), 239 (total)
Logo: Celestial Guardians (A3) — logo

Gameplay and Strategy

Exeggcute’s base stats and attack provide a straightforward, early-game option for Grass-type decks. With 60 HP, the card is relatively fragile, making it most viable in formats where early pressure or trainer support can protect it or where it serves as a setup for later-stage plays. The primary attack, Rolling Tackle, requires Grass energy and a Colorless energy, dealing 30 damage. This modest output means Exeggcute is typically used to set up additional strategy rather than to carry a game on its own.

Strategic considerations for Exeggcute include:

Early game presence: Its basic status and low energy cost make it a candidate for turning the tide in the first few turns, especially in decks that can accelerate Grass energy onto the board.
Telepathic lore as flavor context: The in-world flavor text notes telepathic communication among Exeggcute’s group, which aligns with its multi-Egg appearance and the potential for synergy with other Grass-type or support cards that benefit from group dynamics.
Deck archetypes: In historical Grass-focused archetypes, Exeggcute could slot into archetypes that leverage quick setup and subsequent evolution into Exeggutor, or into broader plant/grass themes that emphasize spread and persistence.
Weakness to Fire: Fire-type pressure is a consideration, as Exeggcute’s vulnerability can accelerate its defeat if not protected by support cards or defensive energies.
Evolution line and tempo: As a Basic that evolves to Exeggutor, Exeggcute can be used to stall while preparing for a larger payoff via the evolving stage, provided the deck has the resources to sustain the transition.

In terms of tournament relevance, Exeggcute’s current legal status—neither standard nor expanded—indicates it is not part of contemporary competitive formats. This places it in a historical or collectible context, where its value is tied more to rarity, variant availability (Normal, Holo, Reverse), and the Celestial Guardians set’s overall collectibility rather than ongoing play viability.

Collector and Market Information

The Celestial Guardians set is cataloged with a total of 239 cards, with 155 cards officially recognized within the set’s count. Exeggcute’s rarity—One Diamond—suggests a higher level of scarcity within this expansion, particularly when considering the available holo and reverse holographic variants. The card exists in several print variants for Celestial Guardians: normal, holo, and reverse, with first edition prints not indicated in this data. This distribution reflects a typical collector dynamic where holo and reverse holo cards often carry premium values relative to their non-holo counterparts, especially for Pokémon with broad historical appeal like Exeggcute.

Pricing data for this particular print is not provided in the dataset (Cardmarket and TCGPlayer fields are listed as None). Collectors typically assess value based on condition, rarity designation (One Diamond), variant type (holo vs. non-holo), and overall demand for Grass-type basics from Celestial Guardians. As with many collectible TCG cards, condition and grading can materially affect market price, and holo/ reverse holo variants often command a premium in comparable releases.

Additionally, the card’s booster association—Lunala—indicates a printed linkage to a Lunala-themed sub-release within the Celestial Guardians ecosystem. Booster associations can influence how collectors track regional printings and the distribution of variants over time.

Art and Lore

HYOGONOSUKE is the credited illustrator for this Exeggcute card. The Celestial Guardians art direction is typically noted for its celestial or cosmic aesthetic infused with natural elements, aligning with the set’s overarching theme. Exeggcute’s artwork emphasizes the group’s unity and the telepathic energy that connects the stitched egg-like Pokémon, which mirrors the in-universe concept of collective mind and cooperation among the eggs. The illustration thus reinforces both the creature’s lore and its identity as a Grass-type Pokémon that thrives on linked, communal activity.

The descriptive text on the card provides a concise taste of Exeggcute’s in-world behavior—telepathy linking the individuals—and this flavor text commonly informs collectors and fans about the creature’s social dynamics within the Pokémon universe. While the card does not convey a deep narrative beyond the flavor line, it situates Exeggcute within the broader ecosystem of the Celestial Guardians, where a variety of Pokémon with distinct communal or migratory themes populate the set’s cosmos.

Trivia

Exeggcute’s Basic status and its evolutionary line to Exeggutor are consistent with the broader Pokémon franchise, where Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor as part of grass-type evolution chains.
The card’s rarity designation, One Diamond, signals a print variation that is relatively scarce within the Celestial Guardians release, contributing to its collectible appeal.
Celestial Guardians, identified by set ID A3, includes a mixture of holo, reverse, and normal variants, which is typical of modern Pokémon TCG print runs and influences collector interest across the set.
The Lunala booster association implies a cross-promotional or thematic booster context within the Celestial Guardians ecosystem, connecting Exeggcute to broader celestial themes in the release calendar.
Flavor text highlights telepathic communication among Exeggcute’s members, a thematic element that aligns with the card’s shared-group motif and could influence how related creatures are portrayed in future card designs.

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