Genesect

No. 0649 · Gen 5

Genesect weakness and type

Hit GENESECT with Fire for 4× damage.

Moves against Genesect

4×Hits hardest
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Genesect

Abilities

  • DownloadNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP71
  • Attack120
  • Defense95
  • Sp. Atk120
  • Sp. Def95
  • Speed99
  • Total600

Best nature

JollyFor a physical moveset: more Speed, less Sp. Atk.
TimidFor a special moveset: more Speed, less Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Genesect gives 1 Attack EV, 1 Sp. Atk EV, 1 Speed EV.

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What Genesect can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalExplosionPhysical250
SteelSteel Beamsame typeSpecial140
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
ElectricZap CannonSpecial120
PoisonGunk ShotPhysical120
IceBlizzardSpecial110
FlyingFlyPhysical90
FireFlamethrowerSpecial90
PsychicPsychicSpecial90
BugBug Buzzsame typeSpecial90
DarkDark PulseSpecial80
GhostShadow ClawPhysical70

Type counters to Genesect

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.