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No.649· Unova, GEN V· Mythical
Paleozoic Pokémon

Genesect

BugSteel
Japaneseゲノセクトgenosekuto
Chinese (Simplified):盖诺赛克特gài nuò sài kè tèKorean:게노세크트genosekeuteu9 languages
HEIGHT1.5 m
WEIGHT82.5 kg
CATCH003 / 255
ABILITIESDownload

Base stats

Total600
HP071
ATTACK120
DEFENSE095
SP. ATK120
SP. DEF095
SPEED099
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Weaknesses and type matchups

Genesect is weak to Fire moves. Fire moves do 4× damage. Poison moves have no effect on it.

×4
FIRE
×½
NORMALICEPSYCHICBUGDRAGONSTEELFAIRY
×¼
GRASS
×0
POISONimmune
×1
WATERELECTRICFIGHTINGGROUNDFLYINGROCKGHOSTDARK
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Pokédex entry

4 versions

This ancient bug Pokémon was altered by Team Plasma. They upgraded the cannon on its back.

Genesect in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ゲノセクトgenosekuto
Chinese (Simplified)
盖诺赛克特gài nuò sài kè tè
Korean
게노세크트genosekeuteu
Chinese (Traditional)
蓋諾賽克特gài nuò sài kè tè
French
Genesect
German
Genesect
Spanish
Genesect
Italian
Genesect
English
Genesect
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Genesect’s name means

insect in 2 languages

  1. English

    Genesect

    genesis

    insect

  2. Japanese

    ゲノセクトgenosekuto

    ゲノムgenomugenome

    インセクトinsekutoinsect

These spell out the Japanese name by sound

  • 盖诺赛克特蓋諾賽克特gài nuò sài kè tè
  • 게노세크트genosekeuteu

French, German, Spanish, and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Genesect

1 game

Legends: Z-A

  • Hyperspace Lumiose Fixed encounter Lv. 60

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Moves Genesect learns

54 moves

Move Tutor · 1

Steel Beam