Genesect

Genesect
Current
Information
Type	Bug /  Steel
Gender	Genderless
Abilities	Regular Download
Species	Paleozoic Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.5 m / 4'11" Weight 82.5 kg / 181.9 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Purple Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0649
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	155 / 300 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ゲノセクト Genosekuto
Japanese	Name ゲノセクト Genosekuto
English	Name Genesect
English	Name Genesect

Genesect (Japanese: ゲノセクト, Hepburn: Genosekuto) (JEN-uh-sekt) 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.

This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back.

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 is 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 data

Locations

Game(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version	P2 Laboratory	Event
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2	Mystery Gift	Event
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y	Transfer	None
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon	Transfer	None
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon	Transfer	None
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield	Transfer (as of version 1.3.0)	None

Pokédex entries

Games	Entries
Pokémon Black Version	Over 300 million years ago, it was feared as the strongest of hunters. It has been modified by Team Plasma.
Pokémon White Version	This ancient bug Pokémon was altered by Team Plasma. They upgraded the cannon on its back.
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2	This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back.
Pokémon X	This ancient bug Pokémon was altered by Team Plasma. They upgraded the cannon on its back.
Pokémon Y	This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back.
Pokémon Omega Ruby	This ancient bug Pokémon was altered by Team Plasma. They upgraded the cannon on its back.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back.

Stats

Stats
HP	71
Attack	120
Defense	95
Sp. Atk	120
Sp. Def	95
Speed	99
Total	600

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation V
• Generation VI

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Fell Stinger	50	100%	25	Bug	Physical
1	Techno Blast	120	100%	5	Normal	Special
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
1	Magnet Rise	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
1	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
7	Fury Cutter	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical
11	Lock-On	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
18	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
22	Magnet Bomb	60	—%	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	Self-Destruct	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.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Techno Blast	85	100%	5	Normal	Special
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
1	Magnet Rise	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
1	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
7	Fury Cutter	20	95%	20	Bug	Physical
11	Lock-On	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
18	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
22	Magnet Bomb	60	—%	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.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Fell Stinger	30	100%	25	Bug	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Techno Blast	120	100%	5	Normal	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Magnet Rise	—	—%	10	Electric	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
7	Fury Cutter	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
11	Lock-On	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
18	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
22	Magnet Bomb	60	—%	20	Steel	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
29	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
33	Metal Sound	—	85%	40	Steel	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
40	Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
44	Tri Attack	80	100%	10	Normal	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
51	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
55	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
62	Simple Beam	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
66	Zap Cannon	120	50%	5	Electric	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
73	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
77	Self-Destruct	200	100%	5	Normal	Physical		8 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation V
• Generation VI

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM91	Flash Cannon	80	100%	10	Steel	Special
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM24	Thunder	Electric	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM48	Round	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM68	Explosion	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM48	Round	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM96	Nature Power	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status%	{{{5}}}	Normal
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical%	{{{5}}}	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Genesect learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Bug Bite USUM	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Electroweb USUM	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Giga Drain USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Gravity USUM	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Gunk Shot USUM	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Head USUM	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Last Resort USUM	140	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Magic Coat USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Magnet Rise USUM	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
Recycle USUM	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Signal Beam USUM	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Telekinesis USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	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.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite ORAS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Electroweb ORAS	55	95%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Giga Drain ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Gravity ORAS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gunk Shot ORAS	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Iron Defense ORAS	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Head ORAS	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Last Resort ORAS	140	100%	5	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Magic Coat ORAS	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Magnet Rise ORAS	—	—%	10	Electric	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Recycle ORAS	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Shock Wave ORAS	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Signal Beam ORAS	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Electroweb	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Iron Defense	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Head	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Last Resort	140	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Magic Coat	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Magnet Rise	—	—%	10	Electric	Status
Recycle	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	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

• Generation V
• Generation VI

Genesect's sprite

Genesect's Shiny sprite

Genesect's back sprite

Genesect's Shiny back sprite

Genesect's sprite

Genesect's Shiny sprite

Genesect's back sprite

Genesect's Shiny back sprite

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 army

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

• Red Genesect
• Genesect Army

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

General information
#	Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Slots	Class	Strength / effect(s)	How to obtain
537	Genesect		Pokémon	Shield	3	Ace	N/A	Sheldon's Place; Spirit Board
Spirit battle
Opponent(s)		Battle conditions			Stage		Song
R.O.B. ×4		The enemy favors neutral specials Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Genesect) The enemy has increased move speed			Prism Tower		N's Castle

Trivia

• While it's unknown what Genesect looked like in prehistoric times, some theorize that Kabutops is Genesect's ancient form because they both:
  • Lived 300 million years ago.
  • Have wide and flat heads.
  • Have blade hands.
  • Have same leg structure.
  • Have provident chests.
• 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's move, Techno Blast, is somewhat similar to Arceus's Judgment, 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 it on July 11, 2012.
• Genesect is shown on a teaser after the pre-release of the fifteenth Pokémon movie.
• It is the only prehistoric Pokémon that can not be restored from a fossil.
• Genesect is one of the only three Bug-type Pokémon that can learn Fly, the others being Volcarona and Vikavolt.
  • Interestingly, none 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.
• Genesect share similarities with Jango Fett from Star Wars. The similarities are:
  • Both have a rocket launcher on their back.
  • Both are the subject of biological cloning and modification, and are used to make an army of clones.
• Genesect can also be similar to Sektor and other Lin Kuei/Tenkunin Ninjas from Mortal Kombat. The similarities are:
  • Both are cybernetic life-form and utilizes firearms like missiles and rockets.
  • The Shiny version of Genesect shares a similar color scheme as Sektor. Conditionally based on the movie anime adaption involing Genesect's appearance, both lead their respective cybernetic life-form groups.
  • The original color scheme of Genesect is based on Smoke's classic cyborg form, with a red eye color scheme similar from Smoke's appearances in two Mortal Kombat games Deception and Armageddon.
• In Super Smash Bros., Genesect is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Poké Balls. During this time, it uses the move Techno Blast.
• There is no normal Genesect with a normal drive that has been introduced in the anime series or movie so far.

Origin

Genesect is likely based on Paleozoic giant insects, taking inspiration from ants, cockroaches, beetles, and praying mantises in particular and various insectoid robots in sci-fi media. It somewhat resembles Vile from the Mega Man X series due to its purple color, robotic nature, usage by a villainous faction, and heavy weaponry mounted on its back and shoulders, as well as the Space Pirates from the Metroid series, both being bipedal, arthropod-like creatures used by villainous groups and the Space Pirates often using energy weapons and having metallic exoskeletons. Fans have noticed that it also resembles a Kabutops somewhat. Its ability to fold its body from a combat-suited form to a travel-suited form may be in reference to Transformers, a toy franchise centered around robots who can change into forms resembling those of vehicles or other machines, Genesect's eyes resembling car headlights. Genesect may be based on certain incarnations of the Decepticon Shockwave in particular due to the purple color scheme and cannon. Genesect may also possibly be based on the EVA units from the anime franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion, both being weaponized bipedal cyborgs created by villainous, but ostensibly well-meaning organizations from ancient creatures with weapons mounted on their shoulders. Genesect's normal colors resemble EVA-01's purple color scheme while its shiny colors resemble EVA-02's red color scheme.

Etymology

Genesect and its Japanese name, Genosekuto, are likely portmanteaus of "genetic" (as it was genetically modified), "generator" (as it is a cyborg), "general" and/or "genocide" (as it was made to be a weapon), "genesis" (as it was the first robotically enhanced Pokémon) and "insect".

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