A Drive to Investigate

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**A Drive to Investigate** was a Genesect-themed event. Genesect Special Research and some parts of the event required purchasing a ticket to unlock.

## Features

2× Catch Stardust
* 2× Catch Stardust

2× Hatch Stardust
* 2× Hatch Stardust

Shiny Nincada release
* Shiny Nincada release

Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Electric-, and Ice-type Pokémon and Nincada spawn increased
* Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Electric-, and Ice-type Pokémon and Nincada spawn increased

Bug-type Pokémon in Eggs
* Bug-type Pokémon in Eggs

Bug- and Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles
* Bug- and Steel-type Pokémon in Raid Battles

Shop special offer
* Shop special offer

### Featured Pokémon

 Pokémon in wild
These Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Electric-, and Ice-type Pokémon and Nincada had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

#016Pidgey
#025Pikachu
#039Jigglypuff
#058Growlithe
#072Tentacool
#081Magnemite
#133Eevee
#158Totodile
#183Marill
#215Sneasel
#228Houndour
#255Torchic
#290Nincada
#309Electrike
#361Snorunt
#459Snover

 New Shiny Pokémon
These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

#290Nincada

#291Ninjask

 5-km Eggs
These Pokémon would hatch from 5-km Pokémon Eggs obtained during the event:

#0290
Nincada
**439** / **399**

#0588
Karrablast
**675** / **626**

#0616
Shelmet
**476** / **434**

 Raid Bosses
These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

 1st Tier
#0010Caterpie **Boss CP** 1,434
**Max capture CP**
249 312
#0265Wurmple **Boss CP** 1,896
**Max capture CP**
330 413
#0543Venipede   **Boss CP** 2,563
**Max capture CP**
403 504
#0595Joltik   **Boss CP** 3,254
**Max capture CP**
584 730
#0599Klink **Boss CP** 3,227
**Max capture CP**
546 683
 2nd Tier
#0049Venomoth   **Boss CP** 14,631
**Max capture CP**
1,190 1,487
#0193Yanma   **Boss CP** 4,321
**Max capture CP**
840 1,050
#0204Pineco **Boss CP** 3,526
**Max capture CP**
633 791
#0303Mawile   **Boss CP** 12,739
**Max capture CP**
934 1,167
 3rd Tier
#0026Alolan Raichu   **Boss CP** 16,848
**Max capture CP**
1,306 1,633
#0123Scyther   **Boss CP** 19,014
**Max capture CP**
1,546 1,933
#0127Pinsir **Boss CP** 21,306
**Max capture CP**
1,690 2,113
#0227Skarmory   **Boss CP** 15,182
**Max capture CP**
1,204 1,506
#0437Bronzong   **Boss CP** 25,211
**Max capture CP**
1,279 1,599
 4th Tier
#0015Beedrill   **Boss CP** 21,019
**Max capture CP**
1,054 1,318
#0105Alolan Marowak   **Boss CP** 13,525
**Max capture CP**
1,048 1,311
#0376Metagross   **Boss CP** 25,440
**Max capture CP**
2,166 2,708
#0530Excadrill   **Boss CP** 19,440
**Max capture CP**
1,853 2,317

### Shop special offer

 Special shop offers
These offers were available from the shop during the event:

Special Box 480
20×  Ultra Ball
3×  Incense
2×  Super Incubator
2×  Premium Battle Pass

Ultra Box 1,480
30×  Ultra Ball
3×  Star Piece
5×  Super Incubator
16×  Premium Battle Pass

Adventure Box 1,480
30×  Ultra Ball
3×  Star Piece
2×  Incubator Limited
15×  Super Incubator

## Ticket-exclusive features

Themed Field Research
* Themed Field Research

Genesect Special Research set release
* Genesect Special Research set release

A Drive to Investigate medal
* A Drive to Investigate medal

Exclusive Genesect-themed avatar items
* Exclusive Genesect-themed avatar items

Exclusive medal

March 20, 2020 – March 26, 2020

### Field Research event tasks

 Field Research tasks
These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Catch 10 Pokémon
 Nincada
 Shieldon

Make 5 Nice Throws
 Skarmory
 Nincada

Make 2 Great Throws in a row
 Scyther
 Nincada

### Special Research

 A Drive to Investigate
**A Drive to Investigate** Special Research was available during the event:

1st Part

Battle another trainer 5 times
1000×  Stardust

Catch 25 Normal-type Pokémon
3×  Rare Candy

Give your buddy 1 treats
 Trubbish

Rewards for whole set
5×  Premium Battle Pass Pinsir Genesect cap

2nd Part

Power up Pokémon 5 times
1000×  Stardust

Catch 25 Fire-type Pokémon
3×  Rare Candy

Send 3 Gifts to friends
 Karrablast

Rewards for whole set
3×  Charged TM Skarmory3×  Super Incubator

3rd Part

Transfer 3 Pokémon
1000×  Stardust

Catch 25 Water-type Pokémon
3×  Rare Candy

Hatch an Egg
 Shelmet

Rewards for whole set
3×  Incense Scizor Genesect bag

4th Part

Make 3 Great Throws in a row
1000×  Stardust

Catch 25 Electric-type Pokémon
3×  Rare Candy

Play with your buddy
 Kabuto

Rewards for whole set
3×  Fast TM Genesect1×  Glacial Lure Module

5th Part

Battle a team leader 3 times
1000×  Stardust

Catch 25 Ice-type Pokémon
3×  Rare Candy

Take 3 snapshots of Genesect
 Durant

Rewards for whole set
1×  Poffin10×  Genesect Candy3×  Star Piece

 Professor Willow dialogue
1st Part

* Great to see you again, **TRAINER**. I always run into you when I find something exciting. Maybe you’re my Special Research good-luck charm!
* Last night, I was studying the chemical reaction that causes Trubbish to appear.
* Suddenly I saw bright flashing lights in the near distance and went to investigate.
* When I arrived at the site, I noticed a lot of damage to the ground and the surrounding area.
* At first, the damage looked to be caused by Trainers practicing for the GO Battle League, but my gut told me to investigate further in the morning.
* While I look into this, can you help me research Normal-type Pokemon? Some of the damage looks like it was caused by a Normal-type attack.

2nd Part

* Thanks for getting that baseline research taken care of for me, **TRAINER**. I have some updates to share with you.
* After I returned to the site we’re studying, I realized there was actually a trail of damage.
* When I followed that trail, I started finding areas that were dearly burned.
* That damage must have been done by a Fire-type Pokemon or at least a Pokemon that knows Fire-type attacks.
* You know what this means, Trainer! Time to research Fire-type Pokemon.
* The more information we have about this type of Pokemon, the more clues we’ll have to determine whatever did all this damage.
* Meanwhile, I’ll continue following the trail of damage.

3rd Part

* Thanks, **TRAINER**! You’ve been on fire when it comes to getting these research tasks done! Get it? You’re on fire?
* Anyway…the damage can’t have been caused by a Trainer Battle. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It seems almost…unnatural?
* Could it really have been caused by Pokemon? This is getting fascinating! Could you do some research on Water-type Pokemon for me?
* As I followed the damage trail further, the burned area suddenly ended and strange water damage started appearing, and it just doesn’t seem to line up with any Pokemon I’ve encountered.

4th Part

* **TRAINER**, I’m so glad you’re back! We might have stumbled upon something incredible.
* I contacted one of my colleagues in the Unova region.
* She shared some notes about a Mythical Pokemon called Genesect that was restored from a 300-million-year-old fossil and then altered
* Pretty cool, huh? The notes say that though this Pokemon is Bug and Steel type, it’s known to be able to use attacks with types like Fire and Water, among others.
* This lines up with the damage at the site we’ve been researching!
* One of the other types Genesect can attack with is Electric, and as I kept following the damage trail, I found spots that must have been hit by some kind of high-voltage Electric-type attack.
* see if anything else lies even farther down the trail, but in the meantime, I know I can count on you to start investigating Electric-type Pokemon to help us get to the bottom of this.

5th Part

* I can’t thank you enough for your help, **TRAINER**. You really are my Special Research good-luck charm!
* With the information you collected combined with the notes from Unova, I think we’ve uncovered the Bug- and Steel-type Pokemon Genesect!
* I know what you’re thinking: Bug AND Steel with such odd attack types?
* Apparently, when this Pokemon is holding a specially developed item called a Drive, its Techno Blast attack changes to a type that corresponds to the Drive the Pokemon’s holding.
* I wonder what kinds of Drives exist for this Pokemon.
* I still have so many questions, but for now, why not do a little research on Ice-type Pokemon? I hear Ice is another type Genesect can wield.
* You ought to take a snapshot of Genesect to commemorate your meeting, too!

### Avatar items

 New avatar items
These avatar items were released at the start of the event:

Genesect Cap
 Ticketed
(*male*)

Genesect Cap
 Ticketed
(*female*)

Genesect Bag
 Ticketed
(*male*)

Genesect Bag
 Ticketed
(*female*)

## Trivia

* According to the datamine, Genesect Special Research event was planned only during local time 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 22nd, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Niantic decided to extend the event in attempt to make this event available and playable for as many Trainers globally as possible.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A new Special Research story event is coming: A Drive to Investigate!. *Pokémon GO Live*. Retrieved on 2020-03-13.
2. ↑ New Boxes are Live. */r/TheSilphRoad*. Retrieved on 2020-03-20.
3. ↑ Text Assets Pushed - New Ticketed Events, Community Day and Safari Zones. */r/TheSilphRoad*. Retrieved on 2020-02-28.