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The best moveset for Genesect with a Douse Drive in Pokémon Go

What moves should you teach this form of Genesect?
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Published: Sep 29, 2021 03:40 am

Genesect is a mythical Pokémon appearing for a limited time in Pokémon Go during the Secrets of the Jungle event, from October 1 to 11. This Genesect will be unique compared to the others, and it will have Douse Drive installed, which means it’s going to know the move Techno Blast as a Water-type move. It is also a different form of Pokémon from the traditional Genesect, making it a must-have capture for players eager to try it out in the Master League. For Genesect with a Douse Drive, what is the best moveset to teach it?

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Genesect is a Bug and Steel-type Pokémon, despite having a Douse Drive installed. It is only weak to Fire-type moves, but it is resistant to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Steel-type attacks. Genesect is extremely weak to Fire-type moves, and having Techno Blast as a Water-type attack means it has an excellent count to its only weakness.

These are all of the moves Genesect with Douse Drive can learn.

Fast moves

  • Fury Cutter (Bug-type) – 2 damage and 4 energy per turn (2 damage per turn) – 1 turn
  • Metal Claw (Steel-type) – 5 damage and 3 energy per turn (2.5 damage per turn) – 2 turns

Charged moves

  • Gunk Shot (Poison-type) – 130 damage and 75 energy
  • Magnet Bomb (Steel-type) – 70 damage and 45 energy
  • X-Scissor (Bug-type) – 45 damage and 35 energy
  • Techno Blast (Water-type) – 120 damage and 55 energy

When it comes to picking the fast move, you always want to go with fury cutter. While it is a Bug-type attack, it’s extremely fast and effectively generates energy quickly. You can use it to charge Genesect’s more powerful attacks for the rest of the battle, making Genesect a real threat to plenty of Pokémon.

For the charged moves, this specific Genesect can learn Techno Blast as a Water-type move. After capturing it in a five-star raid, it should immediately come with this attack. After you have that and decide you want to give it even more firepower, we recommend the second charged move be X-scissor. It’s another Bug-type attack that doesn’t do much damage, but it also doesn’t require too much energy, which means you can use it to bait out an opponent’s shield during a PvP battle.

The best moveset to teach Genesect with a Douse Drive is the fast move fury cutter and the charged moves techno blast as a Water-type and X-scissor.

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Zack Palm is the Senior Writer of Gamepur and has spent over five years covering video games, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Oregon State University. He spends his free time biking, running tabletop campaigns, and listening to heavy metal. His primary game beats are Pokémon Go, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and any newly released title, and he finds it difficult to pull away from any Star Wars game.