Pokédex No.0649Gen 5 · Unova

Visual data

No.0649 · Paleozoic Pokémon

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ゲノセクト

BugSteelMythical

Height

1.5 m

Weight

82.5 kg

Color

Purple

Shape

Humanoid

Abilities

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Raises the attack stat corresponding to the opponents' weaker defense one stage upon entering battle.

Overview Stats Matchups Lookalikes Where to find it Moves Pokédex Names Training + breeding

02 //Base stats

StatBase

HP71

252–346

Attack120

220–372

Defense95

175–317

Sp. Atk120

220–372

Sp. Def95

175–317

Speed99

182–326

Total600Higher than 94% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HPtop 42%
Attacktop 12%
Defensetop 22%
Sp. Atktop 8%
Sp. Deftop 18%
Speedtop 15%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers

Takes 4× damage

Fire

Takes ½× damage

NormalIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy

Takes ¼× damage

Grass

Immune

Poison

Damage taken from every type

Normal½×

Fire4×

Water1×

Electric1×

Grass¼×

Ice½×

Fighting1×

Poison0×

Ground1×

Flying1×

Psychic½×

Bug½×

Rock1×

Ghost1×

Dragon½×

Dark1×

Steel½×

Fairy½×

Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)

GrassIcePsychicRockDarkFairy

04 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes

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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

05 //Where to find it

By game

Games	Location	Method
ZA	Hyperspace Lumiose	Hyperspace
SV	Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

06 //Moves

58 moves

Lv	Move	Type	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Page →	Bug	40	95	20
1	Page →	Normal	40	100	30
7	Page →	Normal	—	85	40
14	Page →	Steel	50	95	35
21	Page →	Bug	50	100	25
28	Page →	Fire	50	100	20
35	Page →	Steel	—	85	40
42	Page →	Bug	80	100	15
49	Page →	Electric	—	—	10
56	Page →	Bug	90	100	10
63	Page →	Normal	—	100	15
70	Page →	Electric	120	50	5
77	Page →	Normal	—	—	5
84	Page →	Normal	120	100	5
91	Page →	Normal	200	100	5

Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.

07 //Pokédex entries

3 unique entries

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

Black 2White 2YAlpha Sapphire

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

WhiteXOmega Ruby

Over 300 million years ago, it was feared as the strongest of hunters. It has been modified by Team Plasma.

Black

08 //Names in other languages

9 languages

Japanese: ゲノセクト
Rōmaji: Genesect
Korean: 게노세크트
Chinese (Simplified): 盖诺赛克特
Chinese (Traditional): 蓋諾賽克特
French: Genesect
German: Genesect
Spanish: Genesect
Italian: Genesect

09 //Training & breeding

Training

EV yield1 Attack, 1 Sp. Atk, 1 Speed

Catch rate3 (1.6% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)

Base friendship0

Base experience270

Growth rateSlow

Breeding

Egg groupsNo Eggs

Egg cycles120

GenderGenderless

Gender differencesNo

Habitat—

Other names

Japaneseゲノセクト

Korean게노세크트

GermanGenesect

FrenchGenesect

SpanishGenesect

ItalianGenesect

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Unova #155Updated Unova #300

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02 //Base stats

03 //Type matchups

04 //Easily confused with

05 //Where to find it

06 //Moves

07 //Pokédex entries

08 //Names in other languages

09 //Training & breeding

Training

Breeding

Other names

Regional Pokédex numbers

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