Genesect (BW Promo 99)

Genesect
ゲノセクト Genesect

Genesect and the Legend Awakened promotional print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

110

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	BW Black Star Promos
English card no.	BW99
Japanese expansion	BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	231/BW-P

English expansion	BW Black Star Promos
English card no.	BW101
Japanese expansion	BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	232/BW-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Genesect.

Genesect (Japanese: ゲノセクト Genesect) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the BW Black Star Promos.

Card text

Hyper Beam

はかいこうせん

30

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Breaker Bazooka

ブレイクバズーカ

100

Discard all

Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Genesect - Paleozoic Pokémon

No.

649

Height

4'11" (1.5 m)

Weight

181.9 lbs. (82.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

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

3おくねんまえにいたポケモン。プラズマだんにかいぞうされせなかにほうだいをつけられた。

Release information

This card was released in the English Red Genesect Collection. This print was the 231/BW-P print from the Japanese BW-P Promotional cards.

It was later reprinted as another BW Black Star Promotional card included in the Genesect and the Legend Awakened DVD released December 3, 2013. This print was the equivalent to the 232/BW-P Promotional Japanese print.

In Japan, the two prints of this card were released on July 13, 2013, coinciding with the release of EX Battle Boost, the Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit, and ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens. The print numbered 231/BW-P was available in the EX Battle Boost Campaign Pack; the print numbered 232/BW-P was available in the Movie Commemoration Genesect Set. The latter was only available to purchase at theaters screening ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens and Pokémon Centers. Both Japanese prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics and are Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil.

In Korea, this card is one of the BW Black Star Promos, and commemorated the theatrical release of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

Gallery

Red Genesect Collection print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Genesect and the Legend Awakened print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Trivia

Origin

Hyper Beam is a move in the Pokémon games that Genesect can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. This card features the Shiny version of Genesect.

Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Characters	Diona • Eric • Mewtwo's creators • Mother and daughter • Neva • Tanner Genesect • Mewtwo
Locations	New Tork City • Pokémon Hills • Absentia Natural Park • Genesect's home
Other	Cloning • Fossil • Mega Evolution
Soundtrack and Score	Soundtrack Smiling Face (single)
Adaptations	Manga
TCG	Genesect • Shiny Genesect • Eevee Red Genesect Collection • Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit • EX Battle Boost Campaign Pack • Movie Commemoration Genesect Set • Genesect Sleeve Set
Merchandise	Pokémon Movie Companion • Zukan BW Movie Set V6 • MC Fifth Generation movie sets
Event distributions	Pokémon Hills Mewtwo (English, Japanese) • Cinema Genesect (Japanese, Korean) • P2 Laboratory Genesect Eevee House Sylveon Shiny Genesect C-Gear Skin Tretta (Eevee, Red Genesect)
Related animation	Eevee & Friends (Pikachu short) Top Secret Internal Team Plasma Genesect Video (prolgue) • Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening (prologue) BW123 (following TV episode)

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