Genesect (Chill)
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Team Plasma's monster hit the scene as the new strongest Bug Type attacker at the time of its release, but sadly it's long since been overshadowed in this job. It's a decent Bug and an... okay-ish.... Steel Type attacker, but most of the time its job is better performed by another Pokemon, especially of a different type.
With the introduction of the different drive versions of Genesect, some may be worried that their version of Genesect doesn't quite stand up to the others. Well, don't worry about it! Techno Blast's various versions are only good in PvP, so a normal Genesect is just as viable as any of its alternate formes in raids.
Offense
- Fury Cutter and X-Scissor go together to make Genesect a decent Bug Type attacker
- Metal Claw and Magnet Bomb make Genesect a Steel attacker, though it's fairly lackluster.
- Ice Beam and Techno Blast (Chill)* are inferior.
Fury Cutter is Genesect's only currently viable Fast Attack and provides it with impressive energy generation. Metal Claw is underpowered.
Techno Blast (Chill) is Genesect's signature move and the primary reason to run the Pokemon to begin with, sporting an incredibly high DPE for its energy cost while its Ice typing gives it great Super Effective coverage against a lot of powerful Pokemon. X-scissor is Genesect's cheapest option and is great for baiting and finishing off weakened targets. Magnet Bomb is slightly more expensive, but it can improve Genesect's coverage against Fairy-type Pokemon. Its higher DPE may also make Genesect less reliant on Techno Blast.
Genesect is a Bug/Steel Pokemon with high offensive stats, relatively poor bulk, and a spammy moveset. Due to the CP cap of Great League, Genesect's performance very closely resembles that of Scizor, another Pokemon with the same typing, very similar stat distribution, and almost identical movesets. To compare between the two, Genesect sports the superior Steel-type charge move, while Scizor features the superior Steel-type fast move. However, in the Great League meta these features are not typically valued due to Genesect's poor bulk, and very niche coverage. Some Pokemon that are considered to be very bulky in this league can overcome Genesect, even when Genesect would have a typing advantage. Overall this is probably a Pokemon you can pass on, especially considering the large resource costs needed to unlock its secondary charge move.
