Genesect
BugSteel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Techno Blast Normal, worth 14.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Genesect can learn 8 combinations. Metal Claw with Techno Blast Normal does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Techno Blast Normal is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Genesect you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Metal Claw and Magnet Bomb, worth 13.7 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Magnet Bomb | Steel | 75 | 3.0s | -33 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Techno Blast Normal Legacy | Normal | 120 | 2.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Genesect has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,791 at level 50, 3,353 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,916 CP at level 20, or 2,395 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,833 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 252 attack · 199 defense · 174 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 82.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Genesect does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb | 20.8 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb | 20.8 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb | 20.8 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 20.1 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 20.1 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 20.1 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 | |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 14.2 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Magnet Bomb | 13.7 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Techno Blast Normal | 13.2 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Techno Blast Normal | 13.2 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Techno Blast Normal | 11.6 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Techno Blast Normal | 8.7 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Genesect is actually for.
Counters: what beats Genesect
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 54.4 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 45.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 41.4 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 40.8 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.4 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 40.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 38.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 38.5 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 38.1 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 38.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Genesect's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.