Genesect XY196/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Genesect is Pokédex #649, generation 5 (Unova). Genesect is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 110 HP.

Genesect sits at XY196/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 199 of 216. Before it is XY195 Jirachi, and after it is XY197 Arceus. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Linear Attack lists no damage number. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Destructor Beam is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Metal. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back."

Genesect (#649) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Genesect BW86/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Genesect list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Genesect can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.