Genesect

Genesect
Generation	Generation V
Generation	Generation V
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Type(s)
Species	Paleozoic Pokémon
Abilities	Download
Pokédex
Previous	Meloetta
Previous	Meloetta
Index	649
Index	649
Next	Chespin
Next	Chespin
Kanto	N/A
Kanto	N/A
Johto	N/A
Johto	N/A
Hoenn	N/A
Hoenn	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	155/300
Unova	155/300
Kalos	N/A
Kalos	N/A
Alola	N/A
Alola	N/A
Galar	N/A
Galar	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Evolves
From	None
Into	None
Gender	Genderless
Gender	Genderless
Weight	181.9 lbs. 82.5 kg
Weight	181.9 lbs. 82.5 kg
Height	4'11" 1.5 m
Height	4'11" 1.5 m
Pokédex color	Purple
Pokédex color	Purple
Shape
Shape
Footprint
Footprint
Cry
Cry

Genesect (ゲノセクト Genosect) is a Bug/Steel-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Genesect is a bipedal, cybernetic insectile Pokémon. It has a purple metallic body with a wide, flat head that is saucer-shaped. It has two red eyes and a wide mouth with exposed white teeth, giving it a grinning appearance. It carries a powerful laser-firing cannon on its back that was upgraded and added onto it by Team Plasma when they made the modifications to it. Genesect's thorax is powerfully-built, and it has a heavily-armored metal exoskeleton. Its arms and legs are plated with segmented metal parts. There is a pale purple stripe across its diamond-shaped abdomen.

Special Abilities

Various drives can be attached to Genesect's cannon to allow it to fire different elemental beams. In ancient times, it was feared as the fiercest of hunters.

Habitat

Genesect is an ancient species that lived over 300 million years ago. It us unknown where Genesect originally resided, but its fossil was restored by Team Plasma scientists, who added cybernetic attachments to it.

Evolution

Genesect does not evolve.

Game Info

Pokédex Entries

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Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	P2 Laboratory	Event
Black 2 and White 2	Mystery Gift	Event
X and Y	Transfer	None

Learnset

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
–	Techno Blast	85	100%	5	Normal	Special
–	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
–	Magnet Rise	–	100%	10	Electric	Status
–	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical
–	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal	Status
7	Fury Cutter	10	95%	20	Bug	Physical
11	Lock-On	–	–%	5	Normal	Status
18	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
22	Magnet Bomb	60	100%	20	Steel	Physical
29	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
33	Metal Sound	–	85%	40	Steel	Status
40	Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
44	Tri Attack	80	100%	10	Normal	Special
51	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical
55	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
62	Simple Beam	–	100%	15	Normal	Status
66	Zap Cannon	120	50%	5	Electric	Special
73	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
77	Selfdestruct	200	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

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Special Forms

Genesect holding Burn Drive.

Genesect holding Douse Drive

Genesect holding Shock Drive

Genesect holding Chill Drive

Anime exclusive High-Speed Flight form

Appearances

Anime

Genesect appeared in Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened. It also has a shiny form.

Trivia

• If the player takes a Genesect to the P2 Laboratory and shows it to the scientist there, he will battle the player. If the player wins, the scientist gives him/her two out of the four drives, with the two being different depending on the version of the game.
• Genesect is the first Bug-type Legendary Pokémon, not counting Arceus while holding the Insect Plate.
• Genesect's move, Techno Blast, is somewhat similar to Arceus's Judgement, basing its typing on its held item.
• Genesect is classified as the Paleozoic Pokémon because it existed during the Paleozoic Era, a time period more than 300 million years ago.
• In the P2 Laboratory, there is a memo presumably written by Ghetsis stating that Lord N had modified what is to be the strongest Pokémon ever until he abandoned the project, likely because N is compassionate to the feelings of Pokémon.
• CoroCoro leaked it and revealed on July 11, 2012.
• Genesect is shown on a teaser after the pre-release of the fifteenth Pokémon movie.
• Even though Genesect uses its signature move, Techno Blast, Genesect doesn't receive STAB from it.
• Genesect is the only prehistoric Pokémon that is not a Rock-type.
  • It is also the only prehistoric Pokémon that can not be restored from a fossil.
• It has been revealed by Nintendo that when you bought Pokémon Black and White Versions 2, you could have received Genesect through Nintendo WiFi from October 11 to November 12.
• Genesect is one of the only two Bug Pokémon that can learn Fly, the other being Volcarona.
  • Interestingly, neither of these Pokémon are the Flying type.
• Genesect is the second Pokémon to be created in a Laboratory, the first being Mewtwo.
  • However, while Mewtwo is a clone, Genesect is a genetically altered version of a Pokémon that existed thousands of years ago.

Etymoloy

Genesect could mean Genetical Insect (since it is one of the first Pokémon World terrestrial) or "genetic" (genetic), with English word "insect" (insect in Castilian) due to its bug type. It is also possible that the name is combination of the words "genocide", due to its purpose as a war machine, and "insect", again due to its bug type.

Gallery

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