Drive
A Drive (Japanese: カセット Cassette) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. When held, it changes the type of Techno Blast used by the holder to the corresponding type of the Drive. It also changes Genesect's form, such that the Drive visible on its body reflects its held Drive.
List of Drives
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Shock Drive | Electric |
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Burn Drive | Fire |
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Chill Drive | Ice |
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Douse Drive | Water |
In the core series games
Acquisition
In Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Drives can be obtained by bringing Genesect to the P2 Laboratory and defeating Scientist Dudley in battle. After his defeat, he gives the player two Drives depending on the version. The Burn Drive and Shock Drive are obtained in Pokémon Black and Black 2, while the Douse Drive and Chill Drive are obtained in Pokémon White and White 2.
In Pokémon 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 Pokémon 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 Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the Drives can be obtained by talking to Colress on Route 8 after becoming Champion. He mentions that they were created by scientists in the P2 Laboratory.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Drives can be obtained by talking to the man in the Bargain Shop in Stow-on-Side if the player has a Genesect in their party or Boxes.
In the Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the Drives can be bought from a man at the Mega Shard Exchange in Vert Sector 7 for 540 Mega Shards each, after initiating Side Mission 191: "Collecting Four Drives". Unlike in previous installments, more than one of each Drive can be obtained in a single save file.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Genesect and the Legend Awakened
The four Drives appeared in the movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened. Each of them was attached to a member of the Genesect Army, with the exception of the leader, the Red Genesect. While it was used with the same purpose of changing the type of Techno Blast in the movie, 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 at any point in the movie that Genesect could switch or take off the Drives.
Gallery
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Shock Drive -
Burn Drive -
Chill Drive -
Douse Drive
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Black 2 & White 2 arc
In Pokémon Adventures, the unnamed Drive attached to Genesect's back is called the Neutral Drive (Japanese: ノーマルカセット Normal Cassette).
From Mr. Perfect to Innocent Scientist, Colress used a Genesect to battle 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. 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, but 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. After Blake later used the Fire-type Techno Blast to save the Swords of Justice from being frozen in ice, Cobalion knocked the damaged Burn Drive off of Genesect's body, after which it exploded.
Artwork
This is the artwork of the Drives as seen on the Pokémon Global Link.
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Trivia
- In in-game dialogue, the term "Drive" is capitalized in Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, but is lowercase in Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. In the description of Techno Blast, it is capitalized from Generation V to Generation VIII, but is lowercase in Generation IX.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| 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* Cartucho* | |
| Turkish | Sürücüsü | |
| Vietnamese | Đĩa | |
Related articles
| Held items |
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| In-battle effect items Berries • Colored orbs • Drives • Power items Experience-affecting items • Gems • Incense • Mega Stones • Memories • Plates Stat-enhancing items • Type-enhancing items • Z-Crystals |
| Out-of-battle effect items Power items • Incense • Mail • Scarves |
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