Gene
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| Gene ゲンゾウ Genzō | |
![]() Club Master Gene | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | |
| Region | GB Islands |
| Relatives | Unknown |
| Class | Club Master |
| Generation | I |
| Games | TCG GB, TCG GB 2 |
| Gym | Rock Club |
| Type | |
| Badge | Fighting Medal |
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 Throw Deck) and gives away the Rock Medal to challengers who defeat him. In Pokémon Card GB 2, 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.
Contents |
In Pokémon Card GB
He gives out two Mystery booster packs and a Rock Medal when the player defeated him.
Rock Crusher Deck
- 24x Fighting Energy
- 2x Double Colorless Energy
- 4x Diglett
- 2x Dugtrio
- 4x Geodude
- 3x Graveler
- 2x Golem
- 3x Onix
- 3x Rhyhorn
- 2x Professor Oak
- 1x Pokémon Breeder
- 2x Energy Removal
- 2x Switch
- 1x Computer Search
- 2x Defender
- 1x Super Potion
- 2x Potion
Quotes
"I am Gene, the Master of the Rock Club! Rock is good...Isn't rock good, ???...? 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! Our duel will be played with b 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 GR1 when the player arrives.
Then the player are forced to have a battle with him in order to get the Kabuto Coin.
He is available for battles anytime with this deck and gives out ??? packs when defeating him.
3 Years on a Rock Deck
Names
| Japanese | Romaji | English | French | German | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ゲンゾウ | Genzou | Gene | Jean | Olaf | Rocco |
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.



