Pokémon · XY
Genesect
XY Black Star Promos · #XY119 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$20.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY119 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- PLANETA
- Pokédex #
- 649
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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 (Destructor Beam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Genesect
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥55 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
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by PLANETA
This card was illustrated by PLANETA.
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."
MCLinear Attack
This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
MMMDestructor Beam — 90
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Genesect was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Genesect has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Genesect ex — Black Bolt
Played in 1,228 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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.19 | $21.14 | $54.99 | $20.13 | $11.66 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €11.00 |
| 7-day average | €11.91 |
| 30-day average | €11.08 |
| Low | €2.50 |
| Trend price | €9.58 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.63 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.54 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.66 |
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 $20.13; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Genesect?
Genesect is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Genesect printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
