Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Genesect
Phantasmal Flames · #8 · Rare · 2025
Listings
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Market reference
$0.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 130
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 649
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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 (Speed Attack) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
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
- 5% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2179 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.0%
- +3.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Genesect?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon existed 300 million years ago. Team Plasma altered it and attached a cannon to its back."
GBug's Cannon
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon for each Grass Energy attached to this Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
GGCSpeed Attack — 110
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Genesect or Phantasmal Flames.
Zard-Pokénight #011
Jul 29, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #16 • TCG Live | Booster Box
Jul 29, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
Jul 29, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Jul 30, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Jul 30, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Jul 30, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Genesect was legal.
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #17⚡
today
ASRcristiano # 177 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
PokeMagee Weekly #12 (36 codes winner)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #4 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
today
Premio Productos sellados 🏆 PITCH BLACK ✅ (CHILE)
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
14
ran Genesect
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Genesect
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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.11 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.19 | $0.01 |
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 $0.11; 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 "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Genesect?
Genesect is a Rare card in the Phantasmal Flames set.
Other Genesect printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
UncommonGenesect
Shrouded Fable · #40
Rare HoloGenesect
Vivid Voltage · #16
RareGenesect
Unbroken Bonds · #127
Rare HoloGenesect
Legendary Treasures · #16
PromoGenesect
XY Black Star Promos · #XY196
PromoGenesect
XY Black Star Promos · #XY119
RareGenesect
Plasma Blast · #10
PromoGenesect
BW Black Star Promos · #BW101
