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A Technical Machine or TM for short (Japanese: わざマシン Move Machine) is a machine used by Pokémon trainers to teach a Pokémon a new technique, or move that it might not otherwise learn. TMs are good for only one use, unlike Hidden Machines, which can be used over and over again on many different Pokémon. TMs can be found on the ground or bought at department stores.

Mutually-compatible TMs (such as Flamethrower from a father Typhlosion to a baby Torchic) will also be passed down through breeding, though there are several Pokémon that can only learn certain moves contained in TMs via breeding, such as Vulpix with Energy Ball.

Generation I featured the original 50 TMs with an additional five HMs. Move Tutors in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald teach several of the moves that were removed from the TM list between Generation I and Generation III.

Generation II, with more moves, overhauled the list of TMs. There were additions and removals to the list, with a majority of newly-added TMs being new moves introduced in Generation II. There are still 50 TMs, however. Several moves that were contained in TMs in Generation II that are no longer contained within TMs during Generation III can be taught by move tutor in Pokémon Emerald.

With even more moves added Generation III, the TM list needed to be readjusted once again. The 50-TM limit remains, however, and unlike in Generation II, several older moves became TMs.

Because of the compatibility with the Generation III games, as well as the ability to let Pokémon hold items, the 50-TM list could not be redone in Generation IV. However, a solution was at hand: the TM list was expanded from 50 to 92, with several moves that were TMs during Generation I and II added back to the list, such as Swagger, Generation II's TM34, now at TM87. With the eight HMs, the number of machine-learnable moves in Generation IV is at an even 100.

For the in-game locations of TMs, see Locations of TMs.

List of TMs

Generation I # Move Type 01 Mega Punch 02 Razor Wind 03 Swords Dance 04 Whirlwind 05 Mega Kick 06 Toxic 07 Horn Drill 08 Body Slam 09 Take Down 10 Double-Edge 11 BubbleBeam 12 Water Gun 13 Ice Beam 14 Blizzard 15 Hyper Beam 16 Pay Day 17 Submission 18 Counter 19 Seismic Toss 20 Rage 21 Mega Drain 22 SolarBeam 23 Dragon Rage 24 Thunderbolt 25 Thunder 26 Earthquake 27 Fissure 28 Dig 29 Psychic 30 Teleport 31 Mimic 32 Double Team 33 Reflect 34 Bide 35 Metronome 36 Selfdestruct 37 Egg Bomb 38 Fire Blast 39 Swift 40 Skull Bash 41 Softboiled 42 Dream Eater 43 Sky Attack 44 Rest 45 Thunder Wave 46 Psywave 47 Explosion 48 Rock Slide 49 Tri Attack 50 Substitute

Generation II # Move Type 01 DynamicPunch 02 Headbutt 03 Curse Unknown 04 Rollout 05 Roar 06 Toxic 07 Zap Cannon 08 Rock Smash 09 Psych Up 10 Hidden Power 11 Sunny Day 12 Sweet Scent 13 Snore 14 Blizzard 15 Hyper Beam 16 Icy Wind 17 Protect 18 Rain Dance 19 Giga Drain 20 Endure 21 Frustration 22 SolarBeam 23 Iron Tail 24 DragonBreath 25 Thunder 26 Earthquake 27 Return 28 Dig 29 Psychic 30 Shadow Ball 31 Mud-Slap 32 Double Team 33 Ice Punch 34 Swagger 35 Sleep Talk 36 Sludge Bomb 37 Sandstorm 38 Fire Blast 39 Swift 40 Defense Curl 41 ThunderPunch 42 Dream Eater 43 Detect 44 Rest 45 Attract 46 Thief 47 Steel Wing 48 Fire Punch 49 Fury Cutter 50 Nightmare

Generation III # Move Type 01 Focus Punch 02 Dragon Claw 03 Water Pulse 04 Calm Mind 05 Roar 06 Toxic 07 Hail 08 Bulk Up 09 Bullet Seed 10 Hidden Power 11 Sunny Day 12 Taunt 13 Ice Beam 14 Blizzard 15 Hyper Beam 16 Light Screen 17 Protect 18 Rain Dance 19 Giga Drain 20 Safeguard 21 Frustration 22 SolarBeam 23 Iron Tail 24 Thunderbolt 25 Thunder 26 Earthquake 27 Return 28 Dig 29 Psychic 30 Shadow Ball 31 Brick Break 32 Double Team 33 Reflect 34 Shock Wave 35 Flamethrower 36 Sludge Bomb 37 Sandstorm 38 Fire Blast 39 Rock Tomb 40 Aerial Ace 41 Torment 42 Facade 43 Secret Power 44 Rest 45 Attract 46 Thief 47 Steel Wing 48 Skill Swap 49 Snatch 50 Overheat

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. 01 Focus Punch 02 Dragon Claw 03 Water Pulse 04 Calm Mind 05 Roar 06 Toxic 07 Hail 08 Bulk Up 09 Bullet Seed 10 Hidden Power 11 Sunny Day 12 Taunt 13 Ice Beam 14 Blizzard 15 Hyper Beam 16 Light Screen 17 Protect 18 Rain Dance 19 Giga Drain 20 Safeguard 21 Frustration 22 SolarBeam 23 Iron Tail 24 Thunderbolt 25 Thunder 26 Earthquake 27 Return 28 Dig 29 Psychic 30 Shadow Ball 31 Brick Break 32 Double Team 33 Reflect 34 Shock Wave 35 Flamethrower 36 Sludge Bomb 37 Sandstorm 38 Fire Blast 39 Rock Tomb 40 Aerial Ace 41 Torment 42 Facade 43 Secret Power 44 Rest 45 Attract 46 Thief 47 Steel Wing 48 Skill Swap 49 Snatch 50 Overheat 51 Roost 52 Focus Blast 53 Energy Ball 54 False Swipe 55 Brine 56 Fling 57 Charge Beam 58 Endure 59 Dragon Pulse 60 Drain Punch 61 Will-O-Wisp 62 Silver Wind 63 Embargo 64 Explosion 65 Shadow Claw 66 Payback 67 Recycle 68 Giga Impact 69 Rock Polish 70 Flash 71 Stone Edge 72 Avalanche 73 Thunder Wave 74 Gyro Ball 75 Swords Dance 76 Stealth Rock 77 Psych Up 78 Captivate 79 Dark Pulse 80 Rock Slide 81 X-Scissor 82 Sleep Talk 83 Natural Gift 84 Poison Jab 85 Dream Eater 86 Grass Knot 87 Swagger 88 Pluck 89 U-turn 90 Substitute 91 Flash Cannon 92 Trick Room

Move tutor moves

Though technically not TMs, move tutor moves are moves which were often formerly contained in TMs. This type of move began in Crystal, where outside of the Goldenrod City Game Corner a man would teach a compatible Pokémon Flamethrower, Ice Beam, or Thunderbolt for 4000 coins on certain days of the week.

This was continued in FireRed and LeafGreen, where trainers could encounter NPCs who would offer to teach a Pokémon a move that was not otherwise available to it. Most often, these moves were available in TMs in the Red, Blue, and Yellow versions, but because FireRed and LeafGreen use the same TM set as other Generation III games, these moves were no longer able to be taught at will.

In Emerald, the same moves were able to be learned via move tutors, but some Generation II TM moves which were no longer available by TM were now added to the mix.

Trivia

The first TM in a set from each Generation so far has been a punching move. (Mega Punch, DynamicPunch and Focus Punch)

See also

• Locations of TMs