Genesect has been out for a month now so I think it is a good time to begin general discussion on him here. Although we are yet to truly gauge his power, it is pretty certain that he is going to revolutionize the OU game. Feel free discuss using, supporting and checking him here. I'll post some of my thoughts.
The obvious Genesect set is the choice scarf set:
Genesect @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Download
EVs: 8 Atk / 248 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Although this set is decent and definitely has merit as the best general revenge killer in the game, It doesn't abuse many of Genesect's other great traits and many people throw this set on teams without understanding Genesect fully. HP Ground could be run here to lure in Heatran on Sun teams but there are definitely better options.
Genesect @ Life Orb
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 Spd / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt/ Bug Buzz
- Ice Beam
This set really shows off Genesect's full potential as an incredible late game sweeper with unrivaled coverage.
I would add the all out attacker set but I think that is pretty obvious.
Genesect @ Choice Band
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naughty Nature
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt/ Iron Head
- Flamethrower/ Thunderbolt/
- Ice Beam/ Explosion/ Quick Attack
This set looks outclassed by Scizor but all I'm going to say is 837 Attack U-Turns with Special attacking options. Zenn Headbutt can be better than Iron Head to target specific switch ins.
Genesect @ Life Orb
Ability: Download
EVs: x Atk/ x SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Lonely/Naughty
~ Claw Sharpen
~ Zap-Cannon
~ Blizzard
~ X-Scissor
Finally we have the ultimate stall breaker in OU. This thing is useless in many games but it beats stall literally on its own. It is far from Genesect's best set but against one specific play style, it is brutally scary.
The obvious best check to every Genesect set is Shed Shell Heatran and you pretty much have to run it nowadays.
The obvious Genesect set is the choice scarf set:
Genesect @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Download
EVs: 8 Atk / 248 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Although this set is decent and definitely has merit as the best general revenge killer in the game, It doesn't abuse many of Genesect's other great traits and many people throw this set on teams without understanding Genesect fully. HP Ground could be run here to lure in Heatran on Sun teams but there are definitely better options.
Genesect @ Life Orb
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 Spd / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt/ Bug Buzz
- Ice Beam
This set really shows off Genesect's full potential as an incredible late game sweeper with unrivaled coverage.
I would add the all out attacker set but I think that is pretty obvious.
Genesect @ Choice Band
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naughty Nature
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt/ Iron Head
- Flamethrower/ Thunderbolt/
- Ice Beam/ Explosion/ Quick Attack
This set looks outclassed by Scizor but all I'm going to say is 837 Attack U-Turns with Special attacking options. Zenn Headbutt can be better than Iron Head to target specific switch ins.
Genesect @ Life Orb
Ability: Download
EVs: x Atk/ x SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Lonely/Naughty
~ Claw Sharpen
~ Zap-Cannon
~ Blizzard
~ X-Scissor
Finally we have the ultimate stall breaker in OU. This thing is useless in many games but it beats stall literally on its own. It is far from Genesect's best set but against one specific play style, it is brutally scary.
The obvious best check to every Genesect set is Shed Shell Heatran and you pretty much have to run it nowadays.