Gene

Gene
Pronouns	he/him
Occupation	Ranked Coach

Gene, full name Eugéne Gaspard, is a major NPC in Beastieball. He is a coach journeying around the region, playing with wild Beasties to hone his own skills.

Story

Gene appears in multiple different places throughout the story. You can encounter him in any order, in any of the following locations:

• Jasper Mines
• Periwinkle Islet
• Garcinia Meadow

First Encounter

Gene tells the player about how he is traveling around, playing with wild Beasties as a way to become a better coach. He offers to play a match with you. After beating him, he gives you the King's Letter.

Second Encounter

Gene once again challenges the player to a match, using some wild Beasties. If the player has fulfilled some unknown conditions, one of your Beasties may ask to go train with Gene. If you allow him to borrow a Beastie, they will not be available for a while.

After defeating at least one ranked coach, Gene will appear after the game and return your Beastie to you.

Third encounter

Gene, once more, challenges the player with wild Beasties. If he had not previously trained one of the player’s Beastie, he will do so now. He says that he has learned a lot from this experience, but that it is time for him to return to his true team.

If this encounter is at Garcinia Meadows, he brings the player’s attention to the pathway to the Alto Alps.

SPOILER WARNING This section contains endgame spoilers for Beastieball! Consider yourself warned.

Final Encounter

Once the player enters the Crown Series, it is revealed that Gene is the coach of The Midnight Machines, the #2 ranked team in the Beastieball League. He states that winning the Crown Series has been a long-time dream, and is determined to defeat both the player and Valerie Stride and become the champion. After the player's victory, he congratulates them on their win and expresses hope that they will meet again someday, leaving the player to enter the final match against Valerie.

Post-Crown Series

After the Crown Series, Gene can be found at the Base Camp in the Alto Alps. He will offer the player the Expedition Challenge. (check if this is what it’s actually called) He will also sell training items for SP that can be earned from Expeditions, similar to the Beastieball Academy.

Teams

Level scaling for teams is still under research. This team represents the lowest possible levels it can be encountered at. Plays and Metamorphs are scaled based on the levels of each Beastie and their teammates, but level scaling is not yet fully understood. See below each team for notes on their scaling.

Overworld encounters

Gene's team composition, prior to the Crown Series, is random. His team always consists of wild Beasties from the area you face him in. Their levels scale similarly to other Coaches, but the moves and stats seem to follow normal progression for a wild Beastie. The Beasties also appear to be selected according their spawn rates.

Once Gene has been challenged in an area and you lose or forfeit, his Beasties will remain the same every time you challenge him, even if you defeat more ranked teams. The stats and levels will adjust as necessary, but there is no way to reroll the team itself without loading a save.

Crown Series

Gene also uses this team during the Super Tower Challenge.

The Midnight Machines
Foucault#84 (Psylusc) Level 43	Name Description Pow Type Telekinesis Ball goes to self. POW to self. -- Support Rainbow Only used from back row. Auto-targets back row. 100 Mind Shield Feel 1 TOUGH (1/4 damage) + 2 ANGRY (only attacks). -- Defense Name Description Anticipation DEF +50% when the attacker is BLOCKED
Fanon#25 (Beetlback) Level 42	Name Description Pow Type Rocket ATTACK. Stronger when received in the back. 70 Body Set Only used when ball is hittable. VOLLEY. Ally feels 1 JAZZED (POW +50%). -- Volley Smack POW to benched ally. TAG OUT with benched ally. -- Defense Name Description Helmet Damage from non-SIDEWAYS attacks reduced 25%
Beauvoir#86 (Scauldra) Level 42	Name Description Pow Type Bring the Heat A ATTACK. 85 Spirit Intimidate Target feels 1 TENDER (Defenses). -- Defense Clear Field Clears all FIELD EFFECTS. HEALs entire team +8. -- Support Name Description Foggy Ignores opponent's BOOSTs
Voltaire#16 (Beelb) Level 42	Name Description Pow Type Power Sap HEALs self +10. 75 Body Refresh VOLLEY. HEALs ally +15. -- Volley Quick Breath HEALs self +30. -- Defense Name Description Charge POW at the end of each turn
Rousseau#17 (Hydrolm) Level 44	Name Description Pow Type Rainbow Only used from back row. Auto-targets back row. 100 Mind Telekinesis Ball goes to self. POW to self. -- Support Deep Breath HEALs self +30. -- Support Name Description Restoration Recieves 2x healing

Trivia

• Gene speaks French. He slips French into a lot of his sentences, usually in expressions.
• Gene's Beasties are named after French philosophers.
• A guardian team in Alto Alps seems to also be French-themed and may be some of Gene's Beasties, although this is unclear:
  • Berlioz#15 the Scauldra might be named after Hector Berlioz, a French composer.
  • Duchess#05 the other Scauldra might be named after a specific duchess??
  • Marie#02 the Zefyre might be named after Marie Antoinette or Marie Curie.
  • Toulouse#07 the Wottle might be named after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a French painter.