Gene

Gene ゲンゾウ Genzō
Club Master Gene
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	GB Islands
Trainer class	Club Master
Generation	I
Games	TCG GB, TCG GB 2
Leader of	Rock Club
Badge	Fighting Medal
Specializes in	Rock

Gene (Japanese: ゲンゾウ Genzō) is the Club Master of the Rock Club (Japanese: ストーンクラブ Stone Club). He plays using the Rock Crusher Deck (Japanese: がんせきおとしデッキ Rock Tumble Deck) and gives away the Rock Medal to challengers who defeat him. In Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!, he uses the いわのうえにも３ねんデッキ Even 3 Years on a Rock Deck.

He admires Rock-type Pokémon for being hard and strong. He believes that they won't crumble under pressure. He calls weaklings "softies".

The Rock Club appears to be filled with sand and stone statues.

In Pokémon Card GB

He gives out two Mystery booster packs and a Rock Medal if the player defeats him.

Rock Crusher Deck

• 24× Fighting Energy
• 2× Double Colorless Energy
• 4× Diglett
• 2× Dugtrio
• 4× Geodude
• 3× Graveler
• 2× Golem
• 3× Onix
• 3× Rhyhorn
• 2× Professor Oak
• 1× Pokémon Breeder
• 2× Energy Removal
• 2× Switch
• 1× Computer Search
• 2× Defender
• 1× Super Potion
• 2× Potion

Quotes

Initial challenge

"I am Gene, the Master of the Rock Club! Rock is good...Isn't rock good, <player>...? Rock is hard and strong! Doesn't crumble under pressure! After you duel me, you'll know I'm right! Come! Show me what you're made of!"

No: "I have no time for a softie like you! Come back here after you've hardened your nerve!"

Yes:"Our duel will be played with 6 prizes! You won't get the Rock Medal unless you defeat me!"

"Wonderful... Your persistence - persistence that can even break rock - has led you to defeat me! You are worthy of receiving this Rock Medal! And take this booster pack, too. ...And another booster pack: Mystery."

"I look forward to the day we duel again!"

In Pokémon Card GB2

At the start of the game, Gene was approached by GR-1 when the player arrives. Then the player is forced to have a battle with him in order to get the Kabuto Coin. He is available for battles anytime and gives out ??? booster packs when defeating him.

3 Years on a Rock Deck

Names

Trivia

• Gene's deck in GB2, いわのうえにも３ねんデッキ Even 3 Years on a Rock Deck, is a reference to a Japanese proverb; even a rock could be warmed if one sat on it for three years. The proverb is meant to teach the value of perseverance.
• Gene has a strikingly similar appearance to Professor Oak. It is unknown, however, if the two are related.

Club Masters of the TCG Islands
Nikki of the Grass Club	Rick of the Science Club	Ken of the Fire Club	Amy of the Water Club	Isaac of the Lightning Club	Murray of the Psychic Club	Gene of the Rock Club	Mitch of the Fighting Club

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