Genesect's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Metal Claw	Techno Blast *	19.94	559.6	39.1
2.	Metal Claw	X-Scissor	18.68	524.4	36.6
3.	Metal Claw	Hyper Beam	18.07	507.2	35.4
4.	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	17.05	478.5	33.4
5.	Fury Cutter	Magnet Bomb	13.75	385.9	27.0
6.	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	13.69	384.4	26.9
7.	Fury Cutter	Techno Blast *	13.06	366.6	25.6
8.	Fury Cutter	Hyper Beam	12.43	349.0	24.4

Genesect's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Genesect has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Fury Cutter and Metal Claw), which cover Bug and Steel-type attacks. When using Fury Cutter and Metal Claw you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Fury Cutter360.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	3
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.4s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Fury Cutter has no special effects.

See Fury Cutter details page ↗

Metal Claw870.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Metal Claw has no special effects.

See Metal Claw details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Fury Cutter	3	7.50	6	15.00	0.4s	2	4	-
Metal Claw	8	11.43	7	10.00	0.7s	5	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Genesect's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Genesect's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Genesect has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Hyper Beam, Magnet Bomb, X-Scissor, and Techno Blast), which cover Normal, Steel, and Bug-type attacks. When using Magnet Bomb and X-Scissor you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Hyper Beam1501003.8s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	150
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	3.3s - 3.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Hyper Beam has no special effects.

See Hyper Beam details page ↗

Magnet Bomb70332.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.8s
Damage window	2.2s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Magnet Bomb has no special effects.

See Magnet Bomb details page ↗

X-Scissor45331.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

X-Scissor has no special effects.

See X-Scissor details page ↗

Techno Blast *1201002.0s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	120
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	120
Energy	55

Effects

Techno Blast has no special effects.

See Techno Blast details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Hyper Beam	150	39.47	100	-	3.8s	150	80	-
Magnet Bomb	70	25.00	33	-	2.8s	70	45	-
Techno Blast *	120	60.00	100	-	2.0s	120	55	-
X-Scissor	45	28.13	33	-	1.6s	65	40	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Genesect moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Genesect's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6