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Genesect has a head like a UFO, with two large eyes and a small mouth. Its body is similar to Scizor, but more articulate. It has a powerful cannon (named in the Techno Buster move as the Photon Blaster) on its back that was apparently added as part of the bizarre modifications made to it by Team Plasma.
Gender differences
Genesect is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Being modified by Team Plasma, Genesect is equipped with a powerful cannon that can shoot down everything around it. It is the only Pokémon capable of learning the move Techno Buster, which changes its type of blast depending on the cassette it holds. Genesect's cannon also give Genesect the ability to learn a variety of projectile-based moves like Zap Cannon, Energy Ball, or Flash Cannon or beam-based moves like Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, and Signal Beam. Genesect's sharp claws also allow it to learn moves like Fury Cutter and Slash. Genesect can also use Flying-type moves like Fly and Aerial Ace. It is indicated that even before Team Plasma powered up Genesect, it was a skilled and ruthless hunter.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
History
Genesect was going to be revived from a fossil and powered up by Team Plasma to create the most powerful Pokémon ever, but N was against the project because he felt that any Pokémon modified by science had lost its pureness, which is why the project was abandoned. However, one scientist kept working on it, annoyed that N denied his talent. This scientist reconstructed Genesect and powered up the gun on its back.
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the manga
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Genesect is the only Pokémon which ends a generation in National Pokédex order that is not a Psychic-type Pokémon in at least one form.
Genesect is the last Bug-type and Steel-type Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
Of the Generation V event legendary Pokémon, Genesect is the only one that does not have an event signature move. Victini, Keldeo and Meloetta obtain their respective signature moves through events, whereas Genesect has Techno Buster as a starting move.
Despite it being its signature move, Genesect does not receive STAB from Techno Buster.
Origin
Genesect may be generally based on the giant insects of the Paleozoic era, which existed for 300 million years, making it as old as the cockroach. Its Steel-type features that give it a somewhat robotic appearance are a reference to alien robots in science fiction media.
Name origin
Genesect's name may be a combination of the English words gene or genetics and insect.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.