Genesect
Paleozoic Pokémon
This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Genesect can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 14 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 21 | Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target. | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 22 | Magnet Bomb Never misses. | Steel | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 28 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 40 | Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Tri Attack Has a chance to burn, freeze, or paralyze the target. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 49 | Magnet Rise User is immune to Ground moves and effects for five turns. | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 56 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 63 | Simple Beam Changes the target’s ability to Simple. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 70 | Zap Cannon Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 120 | 50 | 5 |
| 73 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 77 | Lock-On Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Techno Blast If the user is holding a appropriate plate or drive, the damage inflicted will match it. | Normal | Special | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 91 | Self-Destruct User faints. | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Genesect.






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Cite this page
“Genesect”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/genesect.
Species data from PokéAPI.