Genesect (BW Promo 86)

Genesect   ゲノセクト Genesect

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Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Genesect Type Grass HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW86 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 219/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

Team Plasma

Signal Beam シグナルビーム 30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Overdrive Smash オーバースマッシュ 60

During your next turn, this Pokémon's Overdrive Smash attack does 60 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Pokédex data

Genesect - Paleozoic Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
649	4'11" (1.5 m)	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 included in the Plasma Blast Three Pack Blisters, released on August 14, 2013. In Japan, starting April 20, 2013, it was given to customers who bought at least 800¥ of eligible Pokémon-themed merchandise at selected stores in commemoration of the prerelease movie tickets for the Japanese screening of Genesect and the Legend Awakened being made available.

Trivia

Origin

Signal 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.

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