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genesect
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Genesect

Paleozoic Pokémon

BugSteel

Over 300 million years ago, it was feared as the strongest of hunters. It has been modified by Team Plasma.

Base Stats

HP 71
Attack 120
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 95
Speed 99
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Paleozoic Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 82.5 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Mythical Pokémon

Sprites

genesect Front Front
genesect Back Back
genesect Front Shiny Front Shiny
genesect Back Shiny Back Shiny
genesect Official Art Official Art
genesect Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 31.5%
Physically Based Choice Scarf
Moves
Explosion / Flamethrower
Iron Head / Flamethrower
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naive / Hasty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Specially Based Choice Scarf
Moves
Bug Buzz / Flamethrower / Thunder
Flamethrower / Thunder
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naive / Hasty
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Special Attacker
Moves
Flamethrower / Hidden Power Fighting
Item
Expert Belt
Nature
Hasty / Naive
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Choice Band
Moves
Ice Beam / Flamethrower
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Hasty / Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Rising from the ashes of the nuclear fire, the Team Plasma Systems Model 101, Genesect, finally comes to the present! Scizor may be the first thing to come in mind when you think of "Bug / Steel type Pokemon that maintains momentum with U-turn", but Genesect brings a whole new twist on the familiar role thanks to its many unique attributes. Unlike Scizor, Genesect has a good base 99 Speed and an excellent special movepool that, when combined with a Choice Scarf chip, allows Genesect to revenge kill dominant life forms such as Groudon, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, and Darkrai. Skynet's new warrior is also equipped with a top of the line combat ability in Download, which means one of Genesect's attack stats will always be boosted when it switches in. Because of Download, Genesect's above average base 120 attack stats will become the equivalent of a monstrous uninvested 189 base Attack with 0 EVs, and near an even more murderous base fully invested 205 Attack with 252 EVs!

All of Genesect's excellent qualities may make it look like the beginning of the end for humanity, but fortunately for us humans (and unfortunately for Skynet), Genesect doesn't have what it takes to bring forth the apocalypse alone! Genesect's greatest flaw is that unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger, this robotic assassin isn't very durable, with even unboosted Draco Meteors and Life Orb Mewtwo's unboosted Psystrike chipping off over 50% of the insectinator's health, which means that most neutral hits in Ubers will fry Genesect's CPU. Also, because Genesect constantly switches out due to U-turn, the prominence of Stealth Rock and Spikes in Ubers and the difficulty in spinning will quickly wear down Genesect's exoskeleton, making its warranty even shorter than usual. Finally, while Genesect does take advantage of an Attack boost from Download via U-turn, it's a shame that the only other worthwhile physical attacks Genesect has are Iron Head and Explosion. However, once you get past the durability and movepool issues, you're still left with one of the most dangerous U-turn users the game has to offer. So while Genesect may not cause the end of the world as we know it, Genesect, much like the Terminator, is one hell of a lethal machine!

Most Used Moves

U-turn
96.9%
Ice Beam
73.4%
Iron Head
67.2%
Explosion
37.4%
Bug Buzz
30.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc