Alola-Exeggutor - From Humanoid to Coconut Tree Dragon

When Pokémon Sun and Moon came, along with the Alola region in tow, old Pokémon from the first generation were "renewed" with the so-called Alola Forms. One of these Alola Forms is for the Pokémon Exeggutor. Outside of Alola, the Pokémon is humanoid in form: it has an overall body shape resembling a human, though its neck is not distinct and it has no arms. In Alola, though, the Pokémon gains a Dragon-type attribute, its neck and body become quite distinct, and it gets a tail; it is in effect a wyvern (bipedal dragon) without wings. Further, the particular form closely resembles the coconut palm tree that is so often found in tropical areas. In either case, the "hair" of green leaves, the multiple faces, and the two legs remain the same.

When Alola-Exeggutor was unveiled, it immediately drew a host of reactions, some of them funny. One particular funny reaction (or rather, a group of funny reactions) was to separate Alola-Exeggutor into its head, neck, and body, and use these as profile pictures. In theory, you could chain many users in a chat with the head profile picture, followed by several necks and a body, and make an "endless" Alola-Exeggutor. Some enterprising users even turned the head upside-down, creating the possibility of a chain with two heads. Regardless of how it was realized, it was amusing for everyone involved, including me. The latest pack of Pokémon stickers for LINE still facilitates this amusement by including three separate stickers for Alola-Exeggutor in the same manner as above - head, neck, and body.

I'm still conceiving other possible VGC teams for Sun and Moon, and I may use Alola-Exeggutor. If I do use the Pokémon, though, I need to find a way to defend the Pokémon from Ice types, as they are the greatest threat to a Grass-Dragon type combination. This is in addition to determining the best build (moves and stats) for the Pokémon and making sure that it works the way I want it to with the team. Alola-Exeggutor may be amusing, but as with any Pokémon, the real test is whether it works with a team and against other Pokémon.