What is a good moveset for Genesect?

If you have a good competitive moveset for Genesect,post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

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Genesect @ Choice ScarfAbility: DownloadEVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 SpeRash Nature-U-turn-Thunderbolt-Ice Beam-Flamethrower

As you all know Genesect is currently unreleased, but it’s gonna wreck havoc when it’s released.U-Turnis STAB and is good for scouting eg when a switch is forced on the opponents side, and has the added bonus of having no immunites unlike volt switch. If Genesect comes in at the right time, U-Turn can get a Download boost, making it more threatening.Thunderbolttakes care of bulky water types such as Gyarados.Ice Beamtakes care of top OU threats like Landorus and Gliscor also making the famous BoltBeam combo.Flamethrowerroasts problematic Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Forretress.Make sure Genesect enters the battlefield on a Pokemon that it gets the appropriate boost from download for the situation, and preferably on a recisted hit as well.

Genesect @ Life OrbAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Shift Gear- X-Scissor- Blaze Kick- Extreme Speed

Genesect @ LeftoversAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpDCalm Nature- Struggle Bug- Toxic- Flamethrower- Iron Defense / Magic Coat

Specially Defensive set. Not too shabby.Struggle Buglowers your opponent’s SAtk stat, bolstering Genesect’s Special bulk.Toxicstalls your opponents, particularly walls.Flamethrowerscrews Steels that happen to come by.Iron Defenseis used to raise Gensect’s Defense when you need it, whileMagic Coatdeflects status.

Genesect @ Choice Scarf / Choice BandAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 SpeHasty Nature- U-Turn- Iron Head- Ice Beam / Flamethrower- Explosion

Model MES-P2

MES-P2 (Genesect) @ Choice BandAbility: DownloadEVs: 4 HP / 96 Atk / 156 SpA / 252 SpeMild Nature- U-turn- Ice Beam- Hidden Power [Ground]- Extreme Speed

With the arrival of the 16th Pokemon MovieExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens, the Genetically Enhanced Nuclear War Machine known Genesect has received yet another Upgrade with the addition ofShift Gear,Blaze Kick, andExtremeSpeedto it’s many tools of destruction brought to you by P2 Laboratory’s G.E.N. Project. We are pleased to introduceModel MES-P2, aMixedvariant of our previous Model that is capable of launching off a true “extremely” powerfulExtremeSpeedthrough it’s Item, theChoice Band, and possibly a +1 Atk Boost from it’sAbilityinDownload.U-turnis it’s other Physical option and STAB Attack, allowing it to Pivot out of situations where it cannot outspeed and hit hard enough with ExtremeSpeed. From the Special side,Model MES-P2is capable of “firing” offIce Beam+Hidden Power [Ground]with an amazingIce+GroundCoverage combo. May the Regions of the Pokemon world kneel to the ultimate Genetically Enhanced War Machine,Model MES-P2!

Rain Sweeper

Genesect @ Life OrbAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HPTimid Nature- Thunder- Bug-buzz- Hidden Power [Water]- Ice Beam

Thunderis coverage and has perfect acc in Rain.Bug-buzzis STAB.HP(Water)is coverage and is boosted by the rain.Ice-beamis for Coverage.

Genesect @ Life OrbTrait: DownloadEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 SpdAdamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

To be used in Rain.

Genesect @ Douse DriveTrait: DownloadEVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 SpdModest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)- Techno Blast- Thunder- Bug Buzz- Rock Polish

Now one of my favorite Genesect sets.Rock Polishboosts his Speed without locking him up in a move. Douse Drive +Techno Blastis coverage against Fire types.Thunderhas perfect accuracy in Rain whileBug Buzzis STAB.

Genesect @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Download

EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

Gen 8 - Restricted Sparring (Bug)Genesect @ Leppa BerryAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 120 SpD / 16 SpeAdamant Nature- Toxic- Leech Life- Rest- Recycle

This build is for Bug typeRestricted Sparring(RS). Specifically, it combines Leppa Berry and Recycle to getinfinite PP, which is how the top ofthe top streaks in RShave been set. Notably, Genesect is the only Bug type that can learn Recycle.

Beware that both Recycle and Toxic are legacy moves. Thus, you must transfer Genesect from a previous generation in order to get this build in Gen 8.

Item: Focus-sash/Bug-gemAbility: DownloadNature: JollyEvs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Hp

Thunder-waveU-turnShadow-clawReflect/Light-screen

Thunder-waveis for status.U-turnlets you switch after you status.Shadow-clawis your way of damaging Shadow-tag Chandelure.ReflectorLight-screenfor team support.

item: choice bandabiliy:downloadEVs: 252 attack 252 sp attack 4 speednature: rash

u turn: great with choice band STABflamethrower: coverageexplode: good choice band BOOMtri attack: POWAAAA

Mixed Sweeper:

Genesect @ Life OrbAbility: Download (you don’t really have a choice)Hasty NatureEVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe-Flame Charge-Iron Head / Flash Cannon-Bug Buzz-Ice Beam

Flame Charge boosts Genesect’s speed to great levels. Iron Head or Flash Cannon are obligatory STABs. Iron Head smashes Specially Defensive Xerneas, and allows you to make use of a potential +1 in Attack due to Download. Flash Cannon goes off your more heavily invested SpA, though. Bug Buzz hits very hard, and Ice Beam hits common threats like Yveltal, Landorus-T, and Mega Salamence.

Genesect @ Douse DriveTrait: DownloadNature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)Moveset:- U-Turn- Techno Blast (Water)- Flamethrower- Iron Head

On this type of moveset, Genesect is primarilyattack upandspeed up. If it seems easier to do special attack up and speed, you may do so as well.

With the corresponding Download ability, Genesect can useU-Turnto upgrade either special attack or attack, thus making it raise stats without having to do much. On aHasty ability, it’sspeed is raisedand benefited making for a sure hit and run. This move is great in combo with other Pokemon that have either the moveU-TurnorVolt Switch. This move also seemingly getsSTABand if super effective, it may faint the opposing Pokemon.

When the Download ability is applied at least twice with Genesect (assuming you used theU-Turnhit and run method), and you get at leasttwo stagesup forspecial attack, it is safe to assume thatTechno Blastwill faint a Pokemon if super effective. Withfirebeing its main weakness (and a4x weakness!), it would be smart to have a repellent against the opposition.

Flamethroweryields coverage over many Pokemon. The main goal of utilization of this Pokemon is to repel overgrass typesusingfire type moves(Ex. Gourgeist, Lombre, Ludicolo),ice typeswho can cause plenty ofstatus changeswhich mess with gameplay, orsteel typeswho canheavy hitwithfire type moves(Ex. Mawile, Lucario, Aggron).

WithIron Head, one can take care offairy types(which wouldn’t have bothered anyway due to typing),ground types(who do average damage, however worse with the nature), andice typeswho wouldn’t have done so much anyway.

Things To Watch Out For:Certain Pokemon, depending on ability and time utilized in battle, may outwit the strategy ofU-Turn + Download, etc.Pokemon with thespeed boostability may start to out speed in battle if not taken out, and if that Pokemon just so happens to knowflame chargeas well, Genesect will be in a world of hurt. If this occurs in battle, your best option is to take it out with another Pokemon, or if reckless enough, try out speeding the Pokemon (By the way, Pokemon that can wield bothflame chargeas a move andspeed boostas an ability: Blaziken).

Genesect special sweeper

Ability: DownloadNature: Timid (+Spd,-Atk)Item: Douse Drive

Techno Blast; weakness coverageBug Buzz; good STABFlash Cannon; also good STABCharge Beam; 70% chance of raising SpAtk

or physical sweeper

X-Scissor; good STABIron Head/Metal Claw; if gen 5 iron head any other gen metal claw because it has a 10% chance of raising AtkFlame Charge; decent attack and it raises the speed statGiga Impact; quick battle ender (people often rule this move out because of the rest but it pacts a punch especially with the life orb)

Killing MachineHeld Item: Douse DriveAbility: DownloadNature: NaiveEVs: Atk 126, Sp. Atk. 126, Speed 252, Def 4Moveset:-Techno Blast(Water)-X-Scissor-Ice Beam-Magnet BombNaive nature cause Download ability

Techno Blast- Signature move held Douse Drive to cover weakness of Fire type Pokemon, (Genesect is 4x weak to Fire) can also be used for Ground/Rock.

X-Scissor- Get rid of Dark/Psychic also because of Download ability.

Ice Beam- Use for those Flying/Dragon/Ground/Grass types.

Magnet Bomb- Get rid of Fairy type Pokemon, or use for something else like Fly/Dig/Bounce/Sky Drop.

Special Sweeper Genesect

Genesect@Douse DriveAbility:DownloadNature:Mild (+SAtk/-Def)EV Spread:4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe

Technoblast (Water) is the best option you have for Technoblast really… Fire and Electric are not worth imo, also Water covers for your 4x Weakness to Fire. Flash Cannon is your STAB move, added bonus if it ever lowers enemy SpD. Bug Buzz/Signal Beam to deal with Dark/Psychic types which are always out there, also a STAB, I prefer Signal Beam as it can Confuse the target, you already get some chance of lowering SpD with Flash Cannon so Bug Buzz can be uneeded. Flamethrower for Coverage, deals with Grass, Ice, Steel and Bug types, just nice Move overall, with high Accuracy and decent Power.

Genesect @ Douse DriveAbility: DownloadEVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpeModest Nature- Bug Buzz- Flash Cannon- Ice Beam- Techno Blast

M mixed Genesect, but more of a physical sweeper, yeh I know its a little crazy

Genesect @ Douse DriveAbility: DownloadEVs: 252 SpA / 124 Def / 124 SpD / 6 SpeHardy Nature- Fell Stinger- Flame Charge- Giga Drain- Technoblast

fell stinger is for stab and boost phys. attack stat drastically if you manage to k.o ur enemy mon with fell stinger, flame charge for speed boost since my genesect build isn’t much of a speedster, giga drain for sustain if ur hp drop on alerting level, and technoblast just for the sake of coverage for genesect’s only weakness fire type, I ussually use this mon with other mons who has access on switch moves like volt switch, you turn or flip turn, since it will be easier for genesect to k.o them with fell stinger boosting his attack stat in an instant, I know there`s no much boost for his sp. atk that is why I put 252 EVs so that it could par with his attack stat and along the way hopefully ur enemy is bringing a mon with low sp. def. proccing the download ability boosting his sp. atk. stat