Genesect gets more out of Download if it uses 8Atk / 248SpA instead of 4Atk / 252SpA on the special Choice Scarf set. If this can be implemented elsewhere as well then even better.
You cannot bluff a drive because it changes Genesect's sprite. In addition, it inhibits your ability to use a more attractive item overall such as Life Orb, Expert Belt, or Focus Sash. These factors make it an OO mention -- no more, no less.I dunno if serebii just had a typo or something, but did anyone else notice now techno blast has 120 power and 100 accuracy? Wouldn't that make the drives a viable item on genesect again?
Yeah i get that, but taking 10% recoil isn't as undesirable as being locked into Bug Buzz/Ice Beam/Flamethrower and the point of using U-Turn on this set isn't to put harm to the opponent, but to keep momentum on your side. Sure with LO you can't just mindlessly spam U-Turn, but this isn't the point of this set anyway, you want to threaten with Genesects powerful special attacks and this is something that works a lot better with LO, because you don't turn yourself into set-up fodder against things you could otherwise beat or at least prevent them from setting up for free like Mega-Mawile, Mega-Lucario, Aegislash etc.A lot of the point of using specs is to have really powerful special attacks while maintaining recoil-free U-turns. With a Life Orb, U-turning is likely to hurt you as much as it does the opponent.
Yes, this does mean I think U-turn should be the only option in the last slot.
In that case, why not use an Occa Berry?AV doesn't change much for Genesect at all, since the reason you use focus sash is to dodge a Fire punch OHKO from Deo-S.
Also, 4 SpA Heatran Lava Plume vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Genesect: 304-360 (107.4 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO.
It's not of you actually consider that doing so can entirely eliminate hazards for for team to deal with. It has more uses that solely doing that. Deo teams rely entirely on getting multi hazard layers to function, having just one hazard isn't the same.the question is 'why would you waste your genesect like that?' gene is arguably the best pokemon in ou; nigh saccing it so you can bring deo-s down to its sash is honestly kinda silly.
Why is this relevant? No one said anything about using Assault Vest Genesect to take hits from Heatran. This is why you use Assault Vest Genesect:Also, 4 SpA Heatran Lava Plume vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Genesect: 304-360 (107.4 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO.