📘 Exeggcute — Pokémon TCG Card List by Set

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Exeggcute card art from XY Roaring Skies (XY6-1)

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Overview

Exeggcute is a Basic Grass-type Pokémon card from the XY—Roaring Skies expansion (set code xy6). Published with card number XY6-1, the card presents a compact early-game option with minimal raw stats but a strategic mechanic aimed at controlling the active Pokémon during matches. The artwork and typography align with the Roaring Skies period, a set notable for introducing Rayquaza-themed support and a focus on Sky‑bound Pokémon. As a Common rarity in a large expansion, Exeggcute is frequently encountered in traditional booster pulls and has value to collectors who pursue complete Roaring Skies sets, as well as players seeking historical or thematic insight into Grass-type basics from this era.

Card Information

  • Name: Exeggcute
  • Set: Roaring Skies (XY6)
  • Rarity: Common
  • Dex ID: 102
  • HP: 40
  • Type: Grass
  • Stage: Basic
  • Attacks:
    • Loathe — Cost: Colorless. Effect: Flip a coin. If heads, switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
    • Ram — Cost: Grass. Damage: 10
  • Weakness: Fire ×2
  • Retreat Cost: 1
  • Illustrator: Tomokazu Komiya
  • Evolution: Exeggcute evolves into Exeggutor (part of the Exeggcute line)
  • Legal in formats: Expanded (standard format inactive for this card as of update)
  • Variants: Normal, Reverse, and Holo versions exist for this card in the Roaring Skies subset
  • Artwork and layout notes: The card features the classic six-seed “eggs” motif associated with Exeggcute, depicted by Komiya in a style consistent with the XY era’s illustrative approach.

Gameplay and Strategy

Exeggcute’s stat line is modest by modern standards, with 40 HP and a simple two-attack profile. In practical terms, this card functions best as a historical or niche inclusion rather than a backbone attacker in most competitive decks. Its strategic value lies primarily in its first attack, Loathe, which provides a controlled means of mitigating unfavorable active Pokémon matchups through forced bench-swapping on a coin flip. This mechanic can be used tactically to pivot away from an opponent’s favorable matchup or to set up a more favorable target for later turns.

Two facets define Exeggcute’s on-table role in the Roaring Skies era and beyond:

  • The option to swap Exeggcute with a benched Pokémon on heads creates a dynamic that can stall or realign the active threat during the mid-game. In practice, players may leverage this flip-based mechanic to protect more valuable attackers or to reposition Exeggcute into a safer or more opportunistic situation as the prize trade evolves.
  • Low damage, high-stability plan: With Ram capable of delivering 10 damage for a Grass energy, Exeggcute serves as a slow but steady contributing attacker. While it won’t KO most threats quickly, it can help apply incremental pressure or set up later stage evolutions and support simultaneously, especially in expanded formats where a broader suite of Grass-type tools is available.

Pairing considerations and deck-building notes for players exploring Exeggcute in Expanded formats include:

  • Energy acceleration and search: In decks that rely on Grass energy acceleration, Exeggcute can be included as a stabilizing early-game option while ramping into larger attackers.
  • Bench management: Since Loathe depends on bench availability, players may coordinate with trainer cards that help draw into extra Benched Pokémon or ensure bench space remains adaptable throughout the match.
  • Opponent’s Fire weakness: Fire-type threats pose a natural risk due to the ×2 weakness, so defensive lineup planning and pairing with anti-Fire tools can help mitigate risk.

Collector and Market Information

As a common rarity from the Roaring Skies expansion, Exeggcute XY6-1 typically appears with modest pricing, reflecting its status as a common, non-foil or basic variant card in many print runs. Market data from two major sources provides a snapshot of its value:

  • Updated pricing is around a low of approximately 0.02 EUR up to an average of about 0.13 EUR for non-holo copies; holo variants tend to trend higher, with averages around 0.41 EUR and lows near 0.05 EUR. Pricing trend indicators show modest fluctuations within the typical market for common-era cards.
  • TCGPlayer (USD): Non-holo normal copies show a low around 0.01 USD and a mid around 0.22 USD, with market price near 0.22 USD and occasional spikes for specific printings. Reverse holofoil copies exhibit a broader spread, with low around 0.10 USD, mid around 0.44 USD, and highs near 2.00 USD in some market conditions.

Pricing data given here reflects market observations as of late 2025 and is subject to change with reprints, supply shifts, and collector demand. Collectors often track both non-foil and foil variants separately, as foils can command a premium relative to standard prints in many sets.

Art and Lore

The Exeggcute artwork for this card is credited to Tomokazu Komiya, an artist known for detailed, character-focused Pokémon illustrations. The Roaring Skies block centers on high-altitude and sky-themed Pokémon, including Rayquaza, and its presentation of Exeggcute aligns with the colorful, expressive aesthetic typical of mid-2010s Pokémon TCG art. The six-seed composition of Exeggcute is a recognizable element of the species’ design, and the card’s art emphasizes its seed-pod form and plant-like texture, consistent with grass-type Pokémon portrayals from this era.

Roaring Skies itself is part of the XY-era storytelling, which often connected Sky- and Dragon-type themes with a mix of classic Pokémon landscapes. Exeggcute’s presence in Roaring Skies adds to the set’s breadth of grass-type options and supports a broader narrative of exploring evolving strategies through early-stage Pokémon before committing to more powerful evolutions in the same deckline.

Trivia

  • XY6-1 marks Exeggcute’s place as an early basic Grass-type in the Roaring Skies subset, highlighting the card’s role as a foundational, non-evolving creature in this particular release.
  • The Loathe attack introduces a practical bench-switch mechanic via coin flip, a mechanic that recurs in various forms across generations of the TCG, gaining strategic significance in decks that lean on bench versatility.
  • Roaring Skies features a mix of standard and holo variants, including reverse holo and holo prints for Exeggcute, which are of interest to collectors seeking variant completeness within the XY6 set.
  • Exeggcute’s type, Grass, places it among various grass-type staples of the XY era, a period characterized by an emphasis on energy acceleration and evolving stage concepts that broadened the role of basic Pokémon in modern decks.
  • In the broader Exeggcute family, this card represents one of several printings across multiple sets, contributing to players’ ability to track card history and evolution lines, such as the canonical Exeggcute → Exeggutor progression.

References and External Resources

For additional context on the card’s official listing and set details, see the Pokemon official card database entries for XY—Roaring Skies. The set’s checklist and card-by-card listings provide verification of XY6-1’s position within the Roaring Skies expansion.

Product and marketplace reference:

Exeggcute — Roaring Skies Card (XY6-1)

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