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Genesect

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Genesect

Sword & Shield

Vivid Voltage · #16 · Rare Holo · 2020

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Market reference

$0.33

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Current listings on The Game Traders

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
16 / 203
Release year
2020
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
120
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
D
Illustrator
kawayoo
Pokédex #
649
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
120 damage
40 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Genesect plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Its main attack (Techno Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Genesect

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
4% of decks
1 copies on average · 2283 decks
Match win rate
51.1%
+3.9 pts vs the 47.3% field average

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About this card

HP: 120Type:GGrassSubtype: Basic

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

GCLinear Attack

This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

GGCTechno Blast — 120

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Genesect has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Genesect exBlack Bolt

Played in 1,229 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.09$0.33$999.99$0.33$0.20
Reverse Holofoil$0.15$0.36$999.99$0.22$0.21

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.17
7-day average€0.38
30-day average€0.40
Low€0.04
Trend price€0.48
Low (excellent+)€0.05
Reverse holo low€0.05
reverseHoloAvg1€0.59
Reverse holo 7-day€0.73
reverseHoloSell€0.69
averageSellPrice€0.42
Reverse holo 30-day€0.63
Reverse holo trend€0.90

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Genesect is real?

Genesect is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Genesect worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Genesect is $0.33; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Genesect from?

Genesect is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Genesect?

Genesect is a Rare Holo card in the Vivid Voltage set.