Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 88% of species. In base stat total it is among the strongest — higher than 94% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 1 weakness, 8 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Watch out for the Fire type — damage from it is quadrupled. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
Attack and Sp. Atk share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (120) and Sp. Atk (120) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 3
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Unova | #155 | Black / White |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #300 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Hyperspace | #120 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Download Raises the attack stat corresponding to the opponents' weaker defense one stage upon entering battle.
Pokédex entry
Over 300 million years ago, it was feared as the strongest of hunters. It has been modified by Team Plasma.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Genesect takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2010–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Genesect appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (13)
All Genesect cards →Genesect has 13 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Plasma Blast
Plasma Blast
Plasma Blast
XY Black Star Promos
XY Black Star Promos
Legendary Treasures
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Genesect does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (80)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (59 via TM/TR, 20 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 7 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 14 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 21 | Fell Stinger | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 22 | Magnet Bomb | Steel | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 28 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| 29 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 35 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 40 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| 42 | X Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 44 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 49 | Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 56 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 63 | Simple Beam | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 70 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 120 | 50% | 5 |
| 73 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| 77 | Lock On | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Techno Blast | Normal | Special | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| 91 | Self Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100% | 5 |