How many Genesect cards are there?

There are 26 Genesect cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Genesect card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Genesect art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Genesect cards?

15 illustrators have drawn Genesect. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 6, followed by Eske Yoshinob and Yoshinobu Saito.

What was the first Genesect card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 9 of its 26 cards are Ultra Rare.

No. 649 · Unova · Bug/Steel

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Genesect is a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 649 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 26
Sets: 14
Printed: 2011–2026
Illustrators: 15

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The strongest Genesect art

01/06
Genesect ex
Black Bolt · 2025
Drawn by kantaro
Special illustration rare
02/06
Genesect V
Fusion Strike · 2021
Drawn by Akira Komayama
Ultra Rare
03/06
Genesect
XY Black Star Promos · 2013
Drawn by PLANETA
Promo
04/06
Genesect-EX
Plasma Blast · 2013
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
05/06
Genesect EX
Fates Collide · 2016
Drawn by Ryo Ueda
Ultra Rare
06/06
Genesect V
Fusion Strike · 2021
Drawn by PLANETA Tsuji
Ultra Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Genesect cards, side by side.

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Genesect by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Genesect cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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in a storm3 cards among crystals4 cards

How Genesect gets drawn

Genesect is usually drawn tense and epic, often charging, often in 3D.

Across 21 Genesect artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

tense76%2× more than most Pokémon
epic57%2.3× more than most Pokémon
fierce43%1.6× more than most Pokémon
mysterious5%
playful5%

Light and time

In dramatic light 67%Glowing 62%

Futuristic20 of 21 artworks Busy13 of 21 artworks Tense16 of 21 artworks In dramatic light14 of 21 artworks

Drawn against type

The Genesect pictures least like the rest.

playful

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2011–2026

Genesect through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2011 BW Black Star Promos
2013 Plasma Blast
2016 Fates Collide
2017 Shining Legends
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Fusion Strike
2024 Shrouded Fable
2025 Black Bolt
2026 30th Classic Collection

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Every Genesect card

26 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Genesect in numbers

Cards: 26
Sets: 14since BW Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 15most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 2011–2026
Printed as: Basic
HP on card: 100–220

They span 14 sets, from BW Black Star Promos to 30th Classic Collection. 15 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Eske Yoshinob and Yoshinobu Saito.

Who draws Genesect

15 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

14 sets, by how many Genesect cards each holds.

2 more sets

Rarity

Ultra Rare9Rare5Common3Promo2Double rare1Holo Rare1

Questions

How many Genesect cards are there?: There are 26 Genesect cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Genesect card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Genesect art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Genesect cards?: 15 illustrators have drawn Genesect. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 6, followed by Eske Yoshinob and Yoshinobu Saito.
What was the first Genesect card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 9 of its 26 cards are Ultra Rare.