Pokémon Genesect

[Mega-Pokebattlerz]

haha u-turn go brrr

Bug/Steel

Base Stats: 71 HP | 120 Atk | 95 Def | 120 SpA | 95 SpD | 99 Spe

Abilities: Download | Download | Download (H)

All Moves

Level Up Moves:
- [01] Fury Cutter
- [01] Quick Attack
- [07] Screech
- [14] Metal Claw
- [21] Fell Stinger
- [28] Flame Charge
- [35] Metal Sound
- [42] X-Scissor
- [49] Magnet Rise
- [56] Bug Buzz
- [63] Simple Beam
- [70] Zap Cannon
- [77] Lock-On
- [84] Techno Blast
- [91] Self-Destruct

TMs:
- [TM06] Fly
- [TM08] Hyper Beam
- [TM09] Giga Impact
- [TM11] Solar Beam
- [TM14] Thunder Wave
- [TM16] Screech
- [TM17] Light Screen
- [TM18] Reflect
- [TM20] Self-Destruct
- [TM21] Rest
- [TM24] Snore
- [TM25] Protect
- [TM28] Giga Drain
- [TM39] Facade
- [TM40] Swift
- [TM56] U-turn
- [TM58] Assurance
- [TM65] Shadow Claw
- [TM76] Round
- [TM82] Electroweb

TRs:
- [TR02] Flamethrower
- [TR05] Ice Beam
- [TR06] Blizzard
- [TR08] Thunderbolt
- [TR09] Thunder
- [TR11] Psychic
- [TR18] Leech Life
- [TR19] Tri Attack
- [TR20] Substitute
- [TR26] Endure
- [TR27] Sleep Talk
- [TR41] Blaze Kick
- [TR46] Iron Defense
- [TR58] Dark Pulse
- [TR60] X-Scissor
- [TR61] Bug Buzz
- [TR65] Energy Ball
- [TR69] Zen Headbutt
- [TR70] Flash Cannon
- [TR73] Gunk Shot
- [TR74] Iron Head
- [TR83] Ally Switch

Tutors:
- Steel Beam

Transfer Only Moves:
- Extreme Speed (shiny locked)
- Shift Gear (shiny locked)
- Slash
- Toxic
- Double Team
- Aerial Ace
- Charge Beam
- Rock Polish
- Explosion
- Infestation
- Swagger
- Confide
- Bug Bite
- Magic Coat
- Gravity
- Shock Wave
- Recycle
- Hone Claws
- Struggle Bug

[Newly Obtainable Moves]

- Blaze Kick (no longer nature-locked or shiny-locked)
- Shift Gear (no longer nature-locked)
- Extreme Speed (no longer nature-locked)
- Swift
- Assurance
- Leech Life
- Endure

[Notable Moves]

- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Blaze Kick
- Shift Gear
- Ice Beam
- Bug Buzz
- Flash Cannon
- Explosion
- Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower
- Blizzard
- Leech Life
- Gunk Shot
- Zen Headbutt
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Magic Coat
- Techno Blast

[Pros]

• Fantastic Bug/Steel typing
• Coverage for days
• One of the strongest and most spammable U-turns in the game
• Pretty much impossible to prepare for from Team Preview alone
• Seriously why didn’t we ban this

[Cons]

• 4MSS I guess?
• Walled by Heatran
• Download doesn’t always work out in your favor

[Potential Movesets]

BandSect
Genesect @ Choice Band
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Adamant or Naughty Nature
- Iron Head
- Extreme Speed
- U-turn
- Explosion / Blaze Kick / Ice Beam

Thanks to the Nature mints allowing Adamant Genesect to run Extreme Speed (technically, anyways), Genesect can finally use a Choice Band set to its full potential. The potential Attack boost from Download combined with Genesect’s Choice Band allows it to hit extremely hard, allowing it to act as a terrifying wallbreaker or revenge killer.

ScarfSect
Genesect @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Ice Beam / Extreme Speed
- Extreme Speed / Thunderbolt / Blaze Kick / whatever tf you want honestly

Genesect’s old standby, this set allows it to act as a fantastic late-game cleaner and pivot. U-turn is still the crux of the set, and Iron Head is recommended for Steel STAB, but the rest is entirely up to your discretion. The beauty of Genesect lies in how flexible its coverage is, so even if the sets themselves barely change, you can always find a way to surprise your opponent.

Shift Gear
Genesect @ Life Orb
Ability: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Adamant or Lonely Nature
- Shift Gear
- Iron Head
- Blaze Kick / Ice Beam
- Extreme Speed / Ice Beam

Potentially Genesect’s most dangerous set if not properly accounted for. The Shift Gear set boasts Speed unrivaled by any other Genesect set, and power to match. With the amount of switches Genesect naturally forces, it’s not hard to find opportunities to set up, and after a boost Genesect can easily go to town on a weakened team.

 

[BreloomBoyBouttaSpore]

Walled by Heatran (unless you run Douse Drive Techno Blast)

The drives were removed from swsh

 

[Mega-Pokebattlerz]

The drives were removed from swsh

Well, shit.

 

[BreloomBoyBouttaSpore]

Well, shit.

Nevermind, They weren't legal on showdown yesterday, but apparently they are legal

 

[ShootingStarmie]

i'd include a rock polish set with special coverage

somethinglikethis

Genesect @ Expert Belt
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 64 HP / 252 SpA / 192 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rock Polish
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Bug Buzz

i'm surprised e speed is the first choice for scarf gene on its 4th move. i think tbolt or flamethrower is better

 

[Spectral Thief]

Genesect @ Choice Specs
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- U-turn
- Thunderbolt
- Steel Beam
- Ice Beam

+1 252 SpA Choice Specs Genesect Steel Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Blissey: 373-439 (52.2 - 61.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+1 252 SpA Choice Specs Genesect Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Toxapex: 306-362 (100.6 - 119%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[TheArchangle]

Are we sure U-Turn is the best option on Shift Gear sets? Sure it provides pivot utility throughout the game, but if I'm going for a sweep I'm never going to try and switch out lol. Genesect has so many options in that slot like Blaze Kick, Leech Life, Shadow Claw, Ice Beam, Zen Headbutt for Pex, etc.

 

[Mega-Pokebattlerz]

At the request of Ruft, I have removed U-turn from the Shift Gear set.

 

[KansasRocks]

Drives are available in SWSH through the rare item dealer in Stow-On-Side so Techno Blast can still be used to its full power.

 

[Avery]

Tacking onto the post above, Douse Drive sets’ ability to erase the only relatively consistent check in Heatran after chip is something pretty noteworthy

sg douse

ECSTACY (Genesect) @ Douse Drive
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Shift Gear
- Techno Blast
- Ice Beam/Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower/Ice Beam/literally almost any last 2 moves this thing has too much coverage

 

[readytolose]

I feel like Genesect should always run Shift Gear over Rock Polish now, even on sets with no physical moves. In the past, Genesect needed to be Hasty in order to use Shift Gear, but now because of Nature Mints it can be any nature. The only real downside of running Shift Gear on a fully special set is that you take more damage from Foul Play, but being able to potentially bluff being a physical set is great in matchups against things like Blissey.

 

[DrPumpkinz]

I feel like Genesect should always run Shift Gear over Rock Polish now, even on sets with no physical moves. In the past, Genesect needed to be Hasty in order to use Shift Gear, but now because of Nature Mints it can be any nature. The only real downside of running Shift Gear on a fully special set is that you take more damage from Foul Play, but being able to potentially bluff being a physical set is great in matchups against things like Blissey.

Likewise, they should always be shiny to not reveal the lack of Shift Gear or Extreme Speed.

 

[Avery]

Likewise, they should always be shiny to not reveal the lack of Shift Gear or Extreme Speed.

I had done that initially, yet it wouldn't validate. The more I look into it the more it seems like a bug.

Interestingly enough, changing Rock Polish to Shift Gear on the set I posted earlier gets by the validator and allows Genesect to be shiny. I've edited it in into my first post.

 

[Ruft]

Locking this because Genesect is now in Ubers.