Just My Cup of Tea event is live in Pokemon Go, helping you add Sinistea and Polageist to your collection. Another highlight of the game‘s latest update is the arrival of Chill Drive Genesect via five-star Raids.
Genesect is undoubtedly a unique Pokemon as it evolves from or to nothing but switches between four forms that are based on the drive in its back. This time around, the Chill Drive Genesect is available in Pokemon Go Raids.
If you want one of the best Bug and Steel-type attackers in the game, here’s how to catch Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon Go.
- Chill Drive Genesect type and stats in Pokemon Go
- What is Chill Drive Genesect weak to in Pokemon Go?
- Best counters against Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon Go
- Chill Drive Genesect shiny status & catch CP
Chill Drive Genesect type and stats in Pokemon Go
The five-star Chill Drive Genesect you’ll face in Pokemon Go raids belongs to Bug and Steel types. Here’s a rundown of its stats:
- CP – 47, 836
- Attack – 252
- Defense – 199
- Stamina – 15,000
- Fast Attacks – Fury Cutter and Metal Claw
- Charged Attacks – Hyper Beam, Magnet Bomb, & X-Scissor. Occasionally, during events, you might be able to obtain the Legacy Move called Techno Blast.
What is Chill Drive Genesect weak to in Pokemon Go?
As a Bug and Steel type, Genesect is very weak against Fire attacks in Pokemon Go and they deal 1.6x (super-effective) damage to it. It’s also ideal to take on this creature during Sunny/Clear weather as it boosts grass, fire, and ground types.
Before jumping to the counters, it is important for you to know that Chill Drive Genesect will be available in five-star raids until December 12, 2024.
Best counters against Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon Go
Now that it’s established that Fire is the most effective against Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon Go, let’s take a look at the Pokemon that counter it best:
- Mega Charizard Y – Fire Spin & Blast Burn/Overheat
- Mega Blaziken – Fire Spin & Blast Burn/ Overheat
- Shadow Heatran – Fire Spin & Magma Storm/Fire Blast
- Shadow Chandelure – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Reshiram – Fire Fang & Fusion Flare/Overheat
- Mega X Charizard – Fire Spin & Blast Burn
- Blacephalon – Incinerate & Mystical Flare
- Heatran – Fire Spin & Magma Storm
- Apex Shadow Ho-Oh – Incinerate & Sacred Fire
- Shadow Moltres – Fire Spin & Overheat
To be fair, most of the casual player base doesn’t have access to the most powerful versions of the Pokemon listed above. Having fully powered-up Charizards, Blazikens, and Fire-type Legendaries can be hard enough, let alone their Mega Evolutions and Shadow versions.
On top of that, it’s likely you don’t have access to limited-time or paid moves like Overheat. So, any other Fire-type moves like Overheat and Fire Blast should be your safest alternatives.
You can attempt to clear a five-star Chill Drive Genesect solo, but that’s realistically only possible when you’ve reached level 40 or above and have the most powerful Fire-Pokemon in the game maxed out.
On that note, we’ve also listed the best counters that don’t include any Mega, Shadow, and Primal Pokemon:
- Reshiram – Fire Fang & Fusion Flare
- Blacephalon – Incinerate & Mystical Fire
- Heatran – Fire Spin & Magma Storm
- Chandelure – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Volcarona – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Moltres – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Blaziken – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Entei – Fire Spin & Overheat
- Emboar – Ember & Blast Burn
- Delphox – Fire Spin & Blast Burn
Long story short, make sure to include as many Pokemon you have from the lists above when you decide to fight Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon Go. You can use the string Fire&@Fire&cp2000- in your collection’s search bar to identify the best Fire-types you’ve’ caught:
Chill Drive Genesect shiny status and catch CP
There’s a 1-in-20 chance of a shiny Chill Drive Genesect encounter happening in Pokemon Go, and based on factors like IVs and weather, you can expect the CP to range between:
- No weather boost (Snow or Rainy weather will boost Chill Drive Genesect) – 1833 CP (10-10-10 IVs) to 1916 CP (15-15-15 IVs) at level 20.
- Weather Boosted – 2292 CP (10-10-10 IVs) to 2395 CP (15-15-15 IVs) at level 20.
A 15-15-15 IV Pokemon will be given four stars in your Pokemon Go collection.
Well, that’s everything to know about Chill Drive Genesict in Pokemon Go and how to obtain it through the five-star Mega Raids.
