The Spring Into Spring event in Pokémon GO will have a Limited Research day during which Exeggcute can be evolved into the Alolan form of Exeggutor. The mini-event, named An Egg-citing Spring Surprise, will start at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 16, 2022, and will last for three hours. Exeggcute can only be evolved into Alolan Exeggutor during the three-hour event, so players will need to participate on Saturday to obtain this unique evolution.
Unlike the regular Exeggutor, which is Grass- and Psychic-type, the Alolan version is a Grass- and Dragon-type Pokémon. Alolan Exeggutor has been available to battle and catch in raids in Pokémon GO during previous events, but a new move will be exclusive to the ones obtained during the new Limited Research day. Any Alolan Exeggutor that players get during An Egg-citing Spring Surprise will know the charged attack, Draco Meteor.
Throughout the Limited Research day, tasks will be available at PokéStops that award encounters with Exeggcute. Any Research Tasks with a random encounter reward that are obtained during the three-hour event are likely to be Exeggcute. Completing the task will make a wild Exeggcute appear, and it can be evolved into Alolan Exeggutor that knows Draco Meteor. This exclusive charged move has 150 power in trainer battles, gym battles, and raids.
How to Get Alolan Exeggutor During An Egg-Citing Spring Surprise in Pokémon GO
Since the Limited Research day only lasts three hours, players will need to quickly spin PokéStops and complete Research Tasks. To prepare for the Limited Research day, players can find and catch Exeggcute in the wild during Pokémon GO's Spring Into Spring event. This will allow players to collect enough candies to evolve one or multiple Exeggcute into Alolan Exeggutor during the limited event. After catching Exeggcute, players will need 50 candies to evolve it into Alolan Exeggutor.
Since Exeggcute is a Limited Research Task reward, players don't need to worry about it running away once the encounter starts. However, it will have the same catch rate as a regular Exeggcute, so players can still use a Razz Berry or Golden Razz Berry to increase the chances of capturing it. Alternatively, players may want to use a Pinap Berry or Silver Pinap Berry to increase the amount of candy awarded for catching Exeggcute. Candies are also given for transferring any unwanted Exeggcute in Pokémon GO.
Players should wait until close to the end of the event to evolve Exeggcute into Alolan Exeggutor because there's a chance to encounter a Shiny version. A Shiny Exeggcute is much rarer, but it can be evolved into a Shiny Alolan Exeggutor with the exclusive Draco Meteor move. Alolan Exeggutor doesn't appear often in Pokémon GO, so grinding to find a Shiny Exeggcute will be worthwhile for players that want to add this rare form to their collection. Alolan Exeggutor is one of several Pokémon that can be obtained during the Limited Research day in Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO is available for Android and iOS.