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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: 0.8%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Genesect faces a ton of competition in Ubers, having very middling STAB coverage and minimal defensive utility. While its Speed is decent, tying with Yveltal and Xerneas and outspeeding Galarian Darmanitan, its damage output leaves much to be desired. Download's boost is too unreliable, and Genesect is hard-walled by most of the metagame's specially defensive walls. Steel-types such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn can fit on teams more easily, while pivots such as Galarian Darmanitan and Pheromosa outdamage it. Genesect is quite simply outclassed by its contemporaries in every regard.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
84.3%
U-turn
15.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
80.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc