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Genesect loses to, or is crippled by most of these even with the Special Attack boost. Again, why use Genesect to try to kill these things when you could just U-turn out into something better suited to take them on? Conkeldurr - you lose thanks to Drain Punch Vaporeon - cannot OHKO with...

+1 Attack Genesect absolutely forces switches. The point is to keep the momentum on your side, and there are very few common OU 'mons that can handle +1 Attack Genesect but not +1 SpA Genesect. There's actually a lot of stuff at the top of OU that's 4x weak to one of Genesect's coverage moves...

+1 Attack Genesect is most definitely threatening, and the ability to get that +1 Attack boost is one of the main reasons it's good. With +1 Attack, it has a powerful U-turn comparable to CB Scizor's, while it can also make many U-turn resists (Skarmory, Forretress, Keldeo, etc.) scared of...

Volcarona is the best switch-in to Genesect if Rocks aren't up, thanks to its ability. As a Genesect user, you have to be careful of spamming U-turn around Volcarona, because the 30% burn chance from its Flame Body seriously nerfs U-turn, your most important move. Ninetales can take anything...

Genesect can't learn Superpower, or it would be a great 4th-slot option.

This is the Genesect I always used in DW matches: Having played DW for a long time, I have no doubt that Scarf is by far the most efficient use of Genesect's abilities. Furthermore, every ScarfSect needs U-Turn; Download-boosted U-turn coupled with BoltBeam coverage is invaluable. Genesect was...

I feel that Hidden Power Bug is a viable option on the three attacks + CM set for the pony, if you want to be able to take a mix of the threats that Ice/Ghost allows you to. Although it's generally not as good as Ice, you can still hit Lati@s, Starmie, Slowbro, and the odd Shaymin/Serperior...

I decided to continue Yellow, but in a different fashion. Rather than just do a regular Nuzlocke, I'm going to add a lot of story to it - here goes. My name is Okido, although I am better known as Oak. I am a Pokemon Professor, a guardian and leader of the Kanto province. As a Professor, my...

I got a bit bored of Platinum, so I decided to start a new Nuzlocke and play it for a while. Like before, everyone will get Japanese names. :D Yellow Nuzlocke - Part 1 You know the drill - named myself Ash, woke up, headed out into the grass, and met Professor Oak, who caught a Pikachu. Gary's...

Platinum Nuzlocke - Part 5 Not many exciting events happened in this episode. After going through the rest of Route 214, I headed into the wild grass at Valor Lakefront, meeting and catching Yuma [Bibarel ♀]. I continued on through the Grand Hotel, catching Konata [Buizel ♀] on Route 213, and...

Platinum Nuzlocke - Part 5 Exiting Hearthome to the east, my rival was all too easy after the difficult Fantina battle. Heading into some wild grass on Route 209, I found and caught Toshiro [Staravia ♂]. After grinding through all the trainers on Route 209, and skipping the Lost Tower for...

Platinum Nuzlocke - Part 4 Having completely forgotten about the now-accessible Old Chateau, I headed west out of Eterna City to take a look. I used Repels to make sure that I wouldn't get into a random Gastly encounter. I went straight into the TV room to meet and catch Ichi [Rotom]. I...

Platinum Nuzlocke - Part 3 I entered the Galactic Building, laughing off the weak trainers (with the exception of one grunt with a Kadabra, which Masaki [Bronzor] had to fight 1-on-1 but beat in the end. With no damaging move except Extrasensory, Masaki can't damage the Stunkies. Made it...

Platinum Nuzlocke - Part 2 Got through Oreburgh and Eterna Gyms with some casualties, but minor ones. Kamekku (Psyduck) destroyed Roark's Geodude and Onix with ease, and was just about to kill off Cranidos when the little rock-head landed a critical hit Headbutt, killing the weakened Kamekku...

This is my first ever time trying a Nuzlocke, and I decided to try Platinum :) Rules: Release anything that faints Can only catch first Pokemon in an area (gifts allowed) Battle style is "set", not "shift" Can use healing items, but only those found in the field Unlimited Pokemon Center uses...