What if I don't want to switch though? Why don't I simply switch out normally rather than scouting? (if something is strong against a bug move, I already know it's strong against bug moves since I know what types are and aren't weak against bug type moves) and what's the point of only having ONE attack that makes use of the download bonus if I have to switch every time I use it? After all, if I am able to KO an opponent who has a lower Def and the next pokemon that comes out also has a lower defense (coincidentally) then it's Att gets boosted again. If it only has a single phsycial attack that keeps switching out every time it gets used then it's physical attack bonus will simply get reset every time it is used and switches. (and also, I hate movesets that are geared toward a specific single pokemon. there's like 400 pokemon and I don't limit myself to Smogon rules so I'm looking for overall types, not specific single pokemon defenses cause what if they don't have a heatran? ) And if I ONLY have special moves (not counting U-Turn) then again, what's the point of utilizing download if it's only good against pokemon that have a lower Sp Def OR just swtich out every time I want to use the ONE physical attack I have? Wouldn't intentionally limiting the usefulness of Genesect be bad? It would seem like anything with a higher Sp Def would be an easy counter to Genesect since it's Att would get the boost rather than getting either stat boosted and therefore able to deal damage to either type of opponent (those with higher Sp Def OR Def, rather than JUST those with a lower Sp Def) It seems to me, going by your post, a genesect with No Evs in Att getting a paltry boost for it's one single physical attack that it has to swtich every time it wants to use a physical attack wouldn't actually be that usefull at all since it has a lower physical attack that can either never grow more than the one boost OR can get multiple boosts but can never use physical attacks unless you're willing to constantly lose the bonus. I think Rock Polish or Flame Charge looks like a better option after all, since it's geared toward lots of different things the opponent can throw at me, rather than just the one single Heatran they might use. Still debating on full Speed and split the remainder between both attacks, or go all out on both attacks and then rely on the speed boosting moves to cover my speed, however. After all, fast and weak isn't as useful as slower and strong. There's ways around being slow, there's not really anything that can help a weak attacker. (other than the Choice Scarf everyone seems to always suggest for every pokemon ever, which while it does work, you can't use more than 1 item of the same kind in your team, and the main drawback no one ever thinks about is that if the opponent puts out a pokemon strong against the attack you used, then you need to swtich that pokemon out altogether in order to use a new move rather than simply switching attacks, and if Genesect has a couple good physical/special attacks, gets a good boost of speed at the beginning of battle and keeps getting either att or spatt boosted as oponents come out and the switching between types of attacks as long as it can how is that not better than being limited to one single special attack that it needs to switch out every time it wants to use a different attack OR switch out completely if it wants to use it's sole physical attack? it genuinely makes no sense to me.
