Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX (Guardians Rising)

Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX card art from Unified Minds

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Overview

Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX is a TAG TEAM-GX Pokémon card from the Unified Minds expansion (SM11). The card showcases a dual-Pokémon pairing—Rowlet and Alolan Exeggutor—on a single card, reflecting the era’s emphasis on two-Pokémon synergy within the TCG. With a remarkably high HP total and a trio of attacks, including a powerful GX attack, this card embodies the distinctive risk–reward dynamic of TAG TEAM GX cards: tremendous offensive potential and substantial energy and resource demands, balanced by abilities that accelerate evolution and disrupt the opponent’s resources. The artwork, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, emphasizes the partnership between the starter-bird Rowlet and its Alolan Exeggutor ally, a visual motif that recurs across multiple TAG TEAM cards to celebrate dual-stage evolution concepts.

Card Information

Name: Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX
Category: Pokémon
Set: Unified Minds (SM11)
Rarity: Ultra Rare
HP: 270
Types: Grass
Suffix: TAG TEAM-GX
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Dex Num: 722 (Rowlet), 103 (Alolan Exeggutor)
Stage/Evolution: TAG TEAM; does not have a single-stage evolution in this card’s presentation (it represents a two-Pokémon evolution concept rather than a standard two-step evolution line)
Attacks:
- Super Growth — Search your deck for a card that evolves from 1 of your Grass Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. If that Pokémon is now a Stage 1 Pokémon, search your deck for a Stage 2 Pokémon that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
- Calming Hurricane — Cost: Grass, Grass, Colorless; Effect: Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon; Damage: 150
- Tropical Hour GX — Cost: Grass, Grass, Grass; Effect: If this Pokémon has at least 3 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), your opponent shuffles all Energy from all of their Pokémon into their deck. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat Cost: 3
Legal in Formats: Standard: false; Expanded: true
Illustration Details: The artwork depicts Rowlet perched with Alolan Exeggutor as a paired duo, emphasizing the TAG TEAM concept and the thematic unity of Grass-type evolutions.
Official Card Count Context: Part of the Unified Minds set, which features a large roster of TAG TEAM and other support cards; the set comprises 236 official cards out of a total 258 in the collection.

Gameplay and Strategy

Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX embodies the characteristic dual-Pokémon strength of TAG TEAM-GX cards. Its high 270 HP provides substantial durability, while the trio of attacks enables a mix of acceleration, sustain, and pseudo-energy denial—but with notable constraints, particularly the GX attack limit.

Super Growth provides a unique engine for evolution acceleration. By enabling a deck-search sequence that can push a Grass-type Pokémon through to Stage 2, it effectively reduces the time-to-power for a given Grass deck. This ability is especially potent when paired with Grass-type evolution strategies and other search cards that can find Stage 1 and Stage 2 Pokémon. Because there is no explicit Energy cost listed for Super Growth, it functions as an on-demand evolution catalyst rather than a standard attack expenditure, allowing players to accelerate their board state rapidly when the deck contains the appropriate evolution cards.

Calming Hurricane offers a straightforward, reliable source of healing while dealing a solid 150 damage. The combination of healing and damage output affords a balance between board survivability and pressure on the opponent. In practice, Calming Hurricane can serve as a stabilizing tool in longer games where managing whether to retreat or sustain Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX becomes a strategic consideration. The heal component is particularly relevant in matchups where opposing attacks threaten to overwhelm the Tag Team’s high HP through repeated strikes.

Tropical Hour GX stands as the card’s most disruptive option, delivering a powerful energy-denial effect: if the user has at least three additional Energy attached to the attack’s cost, the opponent shuffles all Energy from all of their Pokémon back into their deck. This effect can swing major swings in tempo, especially in formats where energy attachments are a central pacing factor. The GX constraint—“you can’t use more than one GX attack in a game”—means players must choose the most impactful GX moment carefully, often reserving Tropical Hour for pivotal turns when the opponent has accumulated significant Energy on multiple Pokémon.

For deck-building, Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX pairs well with Grass-focused Evolution strategies and energy acceleration to maximize the impact of Super Growth and the eventual threat of Tropical Hour GX. Players often attempt to stage a rapid board presence using smaller Grass Pokémon and supportive Trainers to accelerate into the TAG TEAM’s higher‑power attacks. In competitive contexts, the card’s Expanded legality makes it a niche but notable option within Grass-based TAG TEAM decks, where players can leverage the card’s high HP and versatile toolbox to withstand early aggression while setting up the late-game GX impact.

Collector and Market Information

As an Ultra Rare TAG TEAM-GX from Unified Minds, Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX occupies a distinctive niche in collections and competitive sets. The card’s value reflects its rarity, its role in TAG TEAM archetypes, and the overall demand for high-HP Grass-type TAG TEAMs from the Sun & Moon era.

Pricing data (as of late 2025) indicates notable variation between non-holo and holofoil printings. Cardmarket data shows an average price around €13.21 for typical listings, with a low around €2 and an upward trend in general market activity. For holofoil copies, Cardmarket reports a higher average tendency along with broader spread, while TCGPlayer lists holofoil pricing with a low around $14 and a mid around $18.94; the market price sits near $18.33, with a wide high variance that can exceed $300 in some listings. These figures illustrate how card condition, foil status, and seller inventory influence pricing in secondary markets. Market data is subject to change and can vary by region, condition, and edition.

Collectors should note that price levels can fluctuate with rotations, reprints, and shifts in competitive viability. While these prices provide a snapshot, they are not guarantees and may vary over time. Buyers should verify current listings and consider condition-specific factors (e.g., holo vs. non-holo) when assessing value.

Art and Lore

The artwork for Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, continues the tradition of vivid, character-driven Pokémon illustrations that characterize early Sun & Moon-era cards. Arita’s work on Tag Team cards commonly emphasizes the bond and dynamic between paired Pokémon, and this piece exemplifies that thematic focus by presenting Rowlet alongside Alolan Exeggutor in a composition that highlights their complementary Grass-type identities. The dual-Pokémon presentation aligns with the card’s gameplay concept—two Pokémon sharing a single card space and, by extension, a shared flow of energy and strategy.

From a lore perspective within the Pokémon world, Alolan Exeggutor’s tall, tropical silhouette and Rowlet’s nimble, starter-forest motif echo themes of Grass-type synergy and regional evolution—elements that TCG designers leveraged to create a visually cohesive and mechanically themed TAG TEAM experience. The art, color palette, and composition underscore the collaborative nature of the card’s namesake duo, reinforcing both the narrative and strategic compactness of TAG TEAM GX cards.

Trivia

This card is a prominent example of the TAG TEAM GX mechanic, a format feature that highlights two Pokémon on a single card with shared attacks and a powerful GX attack.
Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX is part of the Expanded format legally, reflecting its place in the Sun & Moon era’s broader competitive environment, while it is not legal in Standard play.
The GX attack Tropical Hour GX imposes a global energy-denial effect, a rarity among GX attacks that can dramatically shift tempo when executed at the right moment.
The artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita captures the thematic union of Rowlet and Alolan Exeggutor, a pairing that resonates with Grass-type evolution concepts in the Pokémon universe.
The card’s dex identifiers reflect both Pokémon in the dual listing (Rowlet: 722; Alolan Exeggutor: 103), highlighting its nature as a combined evolutionary emblem rather than a single-Pokémon lineage card.

📘 Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX (Guardians Rising)