Drive

A Drive as seen in the anime

A Drive (Japanese: カセット Cassette) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V, used for changing the type of Genesect's signature move, Techno Blast, to the corresponding type of Drive.

In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, they are obtained by showing Genesect to a certain Scientist at the P2 Laboratory. The Burn Drive and Shock Drive are obtained in Pokémon Black or Black 2, while the Douse Drive and Chill Drive are obtained in Pokémon White or White 2.

In X and Y, the Drives can be obtained by showing Genesect to a Hiker at the Fossil Lab in Ambrette Town. He says that he received the plans for the Drives from an acquaintance of his in Unova and made the Drives from them himself.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Drives can be obtained by showing Genesect to a Street Thug on the second floor of Mauville City. He claims that they are rare items that came from the Unova region through some shady market.

In Sun and Moon, the Drives can be obtained by talking to Colress on Route 8 after becoming Champion.

List of Drives

Burn Drive ブレイズカセット Blaze Cassette   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold* $500*
Effect: Makes the holder's Techno Blast a Fire-type move.					Locations BW P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)B B2W2 P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)B2 XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab (show Genesect to a Hiker) ORAS Mauville City (show Genesect to a Street Thug) SM Route 8 (from Colress after becoming Champion)
Description BWB2W2 A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Techno Blast to a Fire-type move. XYORAS A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Fire type. SM A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Fire type.

Chill Drive フリーズカセット Freeze Cassette   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold* $500*
Effect: Makes the holder's Techno Blast an Ice-type move.					Locations BW P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)W B2W2 P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)W2 XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab (show Genesect to a Hiker) ORAS Mauville City (show Genesect to a Street Thug) SM Route 8 (from Colress after becoming Champion)
Description BWB2W2 A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Techno Blast to an Ice-type move. XYORAS A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Ice type. SM A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Ice type.

Douse Drive アクアカセット Aqua Cassette   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold* $500*
Effect: Makes the holder's Techno Blast a Water-type move.					Locations BW P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)W B2W2 P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)W2 XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab (show Genesect to a Hiker) ORAS Mauville City (show Genesect to a Street Thug) SM Route 8 (from Colress after becoming Champion)
Description BWB2W2 A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Techno Blast to a Water-type move. XYORAS A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Water type. SM A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Water type.

Shock Drive イナズマカセット Lightning Cassette   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold* $500*
Effect: Makes the holder's Techno Blast an Electric-type move.					Locations BW P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)B B2W2 P2 Laboratory (show Genesect to a Scientist)B2 XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab (show Genesect to a Hiker) ORAS Mauville City (show Genesect to a Street Thug) SM Route 8 (from Colress after becoming Champion)
Description BWB2W2 A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Techno Blast to an Electric-type move. XYORAS A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Electric type. SM A cassette to be held by Genesect. It changes Genesect's Techno Blast move so it becomes Electric type.

In the anime

All of the four Drives appeared in the anime in the movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened, attached to the members of the Genesect Army, with the exception of the Red Genesect. While in the movie it was used with the same purpose of changing the type of Techno Blast, it was also the key item to tell each Genesect apart, with the one holding the Douse Drive having a different personality from its group.

It wasn't shown or mentioned in any point of the movie that Genesect could switch or take off the Drives.

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  Burn Drive

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  Chill Drive

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  Douse Drive

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  Shock Drive

In the manga

The Drives in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

From Mr. Perfect to Innocent Scientist, Colress used Genesect to battle against Blake. After falling for one of Blake's taunts, Colress angrily switched the Drive on Genesect's back for a Shock Drive in order to put Blake's Dewott at a disadvantage against the Paleozoic Pokémon. Once Blake had defeated and captured Genesect, he obtained the Shock Drive in the process.

The Shock Drive was later given to the Magician in order to reverse-engineer another set of Burn, Chill, and Douse Drives. Blake used the Burn Drive to battle Team Plasma on the Plasma Frigate, though, due to it being incomplete at the time, Genesect was injured by its own attack and left exhausted after using Techno Blast on some Team Plasma Grunts.

In Pokémon Adventures, the unnamed Drive attached to Genesect's back in called the Neutral Drive (Japanese: ノーマルカセット Normal Cassette).

Artwork

This is the artwork of the Drives as seen on the Pokémon Global Link.

Burn Drive	Chill Drive	Douse Drive	Shock Drive

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 卡帶 Kādaai Mandarin 卡帶 / 卡带 Kǎdài French Module German Module Italian Modulo Korean 카세트 Cassette Brazilian Portuguese Disco Spanish ROM Vietnamese Đĩa

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