Appearance
Genesect is a bipedal insect-like Pokémon with a purple metal body and a saucer-shaped head. Its red eyes glow, and sharp steel claws tip its thin arms and curved legs.
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Genesect
Paleozoic Pokémon
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- Height
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 82.5 kg
- Generation
- 5
- Region
- Unova
Genesect is a Bug / Steel-type Pokémon, No. 649 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 5 (Unova region).
« This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back. »
Its story
Lifestyle
Team Plasma revived this fossil Pokémon and fitted a cannon to make the strongest one ever. It folds into a disk to fly at remarkable speed and shows no mercy.
In the anime
A red Genesect leads an army of five. In New Tork City they search for their ancient home and clash with Mewtwo.
Name origin
It echoes giant insects of the Paleozoic and treehoppers, then cyborgs after Team Plasma's work. The name blends gene or genesis with insect.
Did you know?
- N canceled the project, but Scientist Dudley kept working, angry his talent was denied.
- It is the only Pokémon that can learn the move Techno Blast.
- In the film it breathes in outer space and builds a nest from silk that hardens.
Found in the Pokédex of:
UnovaKalos
In other languages
ゲノセクト게노세크트蓋諾賽克特