TM

If you were looking for either of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions sometimes abbreviated as TM, see EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua (TCG) or Triumphant (TCG).

Using a TM in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

TM artwork for Pokémon Red and Green

A Technical Machine, or TM for short (Japanese: わざマシン Move Machine), is an item that, like an HM, is used to teach a Pokémon a new move that it might not learn otherwise. Prior to Generation V, TMs were single-use items, 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 or game Corners. Some are also given away by Gym Leaders as prizes for defeating them in addition to a Badge. Silph Co. has distributed a pamphlet containing information on TMs and HMs, indicating they are, at least partially, developed or produced by the company.

Prior to Generation VI, TM moves will also be passed down through breeding if the baby Pokémon can learn that TM (such as passing Flamethrower from a father Typhlosion to a baby Torchic). Prior to Generation V, there were also several Pokémon that could not learn certain TM moves directly from a TM but could learn them via breeding, such as Vulpix with Energy Ball.

The depiction of TMs has changed over time. In the TCG, they are shown as small boxes that the Poké Ball would be inserted into, but from FireRed and LeafGreen onwards, they have been depicted as compact discs that are inserted into the TM Case and the case itself teaches the Pokémon the move. In Pokémon Origins, TMs and HMs resemble floppy disks, but how they work is never shown.

For the in-game locations of TMs, see List of TM and HM locations.

TM by generation

Generation I

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

Generation II

Generation II introduced several new TMs, a majority of which were new moves introduced in this generation. There remained 50 TMs, as some Generation I TMs were removed. Several moves that were contained in TMs in Generation II but were no longer contained within TMs during Generation III can be taught by a Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald.

Generation III

In Generation III, more moves were introduced, and the TM list was again adjusted. The 50-TM limit remained, and several older moves became TMs—including some that lost their TM status between Generations I and II.

Generation IV

Due to connectivity with the Generation III games, the 50-TM list was not redone in Generation IV. To include new moves and incorporate older moves as TMs, the TM list was expanded from 50 to 92, leaving the first 50 TMs intact. With the eight HMs, the number of machine-learnable moves in Generation IV was at an even 100.

Generation V

In Generation V, TMs have changed from being single-use items to having unlimited uses, making them akin to HMs. In this generation only, when a Pokémon learns a move from a TM or HM by overwriting an old one, the new move takes on the current PP of the forgotten move. This prevents repeated usage of machines for the purpose of PP restoration. The prices of the purchasable TMs are also much higher to reflect the fact they can be reused, and they can no longer be held or sold. (However, they can be sold in Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.) In Pokémon Black and White, there are 94 TMs available normally; among the ones numbered 92 and lower, many of them teach different moves from their Generation IV counterparts. With the number of HMs reduced to six, there are once again an even 100 machine-learnable moves. In Black 2 and White 2, the previously undistributed event-only TM95 was made normally available, bringing the number of machine-learnable moves in Generation V to 101.

Generation VI

In Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, TMs continued to be multiple-use items. Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, however, has both types of TMs, where regular ones can only be used once, and rainbow colored ones have infinite use, and all HMs are TMs instead. Most TMs contained the same moves that they did in Generation V, with the exceptions of TM19, TM51, TM83, and TM88. Five more TMs were added, bringing the number of TMs up to an even 100. As there are only five HM moves in Generation VI, there are now 105 machine-learnable moves. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, two more HMs were added. Additionally, TM94 (Rock Smash) in X and Y was changed to Secret Power to reflect the fact that Rock Smash was an HM once again. This is the only time a TM has changed in the middle of a generation. As a result, there are now 107 machine-learnable moves.

Generation VII

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, HMs no longer exist. However Fly, Waterfall, and Surf, previously HMs, became TMs. The only TMs that were changed between Generation VI and Generation VII are TM01, TM28, TM59, TM67, TM70, TM76, TM94, and TM98. With HMs no longer existing and all new TM moves replacing old ones, the total number of machine-learnable moves is at 100.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, every TM differs from the Alola games, and there are now only 60 TMs. Like in the Alola games, there are no HMs.

List of TMs

Generation I

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

Generation II

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

Generation III

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

Generation IV

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

Generation V

#	Move	Type	Cat.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical
03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status
05	Roar	Normal	Status
06	Toxic	Poison	Status
07	Hail	Ice	Status
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status
09	Venoshock	Poison	Special
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status
12	Taunt	Dark	Status
13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special
14	Blizzard	Ice	Special
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special
16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status
17	Protect	Normal	Status
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical
22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special
23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special
25	Thunder	Electric	Special
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical
27	Return	Normal	Physical
28	Dig	Ground	Physical
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical
32	Double Team	Normal	Status
33	Reflect	Psychic	Status
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical
41	Torment	Dark	Status
42	Facade	Normal	Physical
43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical
44	Rest	Psychic	Status
45	Attract	Normal	Status
46	Thief	Dark	Physical
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical
48	Round	Normal	Special
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special
50	Overheat	Fire	Special
51	Ally Switch	Psychic	Status
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special
53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special
54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical
55	Scald	Water	Special
56	Fling	Dark	Physical
57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special
58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical
59	Incinerate	Fire	Special
60	Quash	Dark	Status
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status
62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical
63	Embargo	Dark	Status
64	Explosion	Normal	Physical
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical
66	Payback	Dark	Physical
67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status
70	Flash	Normal	Status
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical
72	Volt Switch	Electric	Special
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special
77	Psych Up	Normal	Status
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical
79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical
83	Work Up	Normal	Status
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special
86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special
87	Swagger	Normal	Status
88	Pluck	Flying	Physical
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical
90	Substitute	Normal	Status
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special
92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status
93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical
95	Snarl	Dark	Special

Generation VI

#	Move	Type	Cat.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical
03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status
05	Roar	Normal	Status
06	Toxic	Poison	Status
07	Hail	Ice	Status
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status
09	Venoshock	Poison	Special
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status
12	Taunt	Dark	Status
13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special
14	Blizzard	Ice	Special
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special
16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status
17	Protect	Normal	Status
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status
19	Roost	Flying	Status
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical
22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special
23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special
25	Thunder	Electric	Special
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical
27	Return	Normal	Physical
28	Dig	Ground	Physical
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical
32	Double Team	Normal	Status
33	Reflect	Psychic	Status
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical
41	Torment	Dark	Status
42	Facade	Normal	Physical
43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical
44	Rest	Psychic	Status
45	Attract	Normal	Status
46	Thief	Dark	Physical
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical
48	Round	Normal	Special
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special
50	Overheat	Fire	Special
51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special
53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special
54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical
55	Scald	Water	Special
56	Fling	Dark	Physical
57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special
58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical
59	Incinerate	Fire	Special
60	Quash	Dark	Status
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status
62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical
63	Embargo	Dark	Status
64	Explosion	Normal	Physical
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical
66	Payback	Dark	Physical
67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status
70	Flash	Normal	Status
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical
72	Volt Switch	Electric	Special
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special
77	Psych Up	Normal	Status
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical
79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical
83	Infestation	Bug	Special
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special
86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special
87	Swagger	Normal	Status
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical
90	Substitute	Normal	Status
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special
92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status
93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical
94	Rock Smash^XY	Fighting	Physical
94	Secret Power^ORAS	Normal	Physical
95	Snarl	Dark	Special
96	Nature Power	Normal	Status
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special
100	Confide	Normal	Status

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

#	Move	Type	Cat.
01	Work Up	Normal	Status
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical
03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status
05	Roar	Normal	Status
06	Toxic	Poison	Status
07	Hail	Ice	Status
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status
09	Venoshock	Poison	Special
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status
12	Taunt	Dark	Status
13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special
14	Blizzard	Ice	Special
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special
16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status
17	Protect	Normal	Status
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status
19	Roost	Flying	Status
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical
22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special
23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special
25	Thunder	Electric	Special
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical
27	Return	Normal	Physical
28	Leech Life	Bug	Physical
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical
32	Double Team	Normal	Status
33	Reflect	Psychic	Status
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical
41	Torment	Dark	Status
42	Facade	Normal	Physical
43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical
44	Rest	Psychic	Status
45	Attract	Normal	Status
46	Thief	Dark	Physical
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical
48	Round	Normal	Special
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special
50	Overheat	Fire	Special
51	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special
53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special
54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical
55	Scald	Water	Special
56	Fling	Dark	Physical
57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special
58	Sky Drop	Flying	Physical
59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical
60	Quash	Dark	Status
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status
62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical
63	Embargo	Dark	Status
64	Explosion	Normal	Physical
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical
66	Payback	Dark	Physical
67	Smart Strike	Steel	Physical
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status
70	Aurora Veil	Ice	Status
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical
72	Volt Switch	Electric	Special
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status
76	Fly	Flying	Physical
77	Psych Up	Normal	Status
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical
79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical
83	Infestation	Bug	Special
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special
86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special
87	Swagger	Normal	Status
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical
90	Substitute	Normal	Status
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special
92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status
93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical
94	Surf	Water	Special
95	Snarl	Dark	Special
96	Nature Power	Normal	Status
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special
98	Waterfall	Water	Physical
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special
100	Confide	Normal	Status

Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

#	Move	Type	Cat.
01	Headbutt	Normal	Physical
02	Taunt	Dark	Status
03	Helping Hand	Normal	Status
04	Teleport	Psychic	Status
05	Rest	Psychic	Status
06	Light Screen	Psychic	Status
07	Protect	Normal	Status
08	Substitute	Normal	Status
09	Reflect	Psychic	Status
10	Dig	Ground	Physical
11	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status
12	Facade	Normal	Physical
13	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical
14	Fly	Flying	Physical
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical
16	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status
17	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical
18	U-turn	Bug	Physical
19	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical
20	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special
21	Foul Play	Dark	Physical
22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical
23	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical
24	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical
25	Waterfall	Water	Physical
26	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical
27	Toxic	Poison	Status
28	Tri Attack	Normal	Special
29	Scald	Water	Special
30	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status
31	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical
32	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special
33	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status
34	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special
35	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special
37	Flamethrower	Fire	Special
38	Thunder	Electric	Special
39	Outrage	Dragon	Physical
40	Psychic	Psychic	Special
41	Earthquake	Ground	Physical
42	Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special
44	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical
45	Solar Beam	Grass	Special
46	Fire Blast	Fire	Special
47	Surf	Water	Special
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special
49	Superpower	Fighting	Physical
50	Roost	Flying	Status
51	Blizzard	Ice	Special
52	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special
53	Mega Drain	Grass	Special
54	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special
55	Ice Beam	Ice	Special
56	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status
57	Pay Day	Normal	Physical
58	Drill Run	Ground	Physical
59	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special
60	Megahorn	Bug	Physical

Incompatible Pokémon

Although most Pokémon are able to learn a wide range of TM moves, there are 22 Pokémon who cannot learn any outside of their natural level-up moveset. Typically, these Pokémon are low in their evolutionary line or rely on a set moveset. Starting in Generation VI, several of these Pokémon that were able to learn TM moves by leveling up are now able to learn the moves through TM as well.

#	Pokémon		Type		Compatible TM moves
#	Pokémon		Type		VI	VII
010		Caterpie	Bug		—	—
011		Metapod	Bug		—	—
013		Weedle	Bug	Poison	—	—
014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison	—	—
129		Magikarp	Water		—	—
132		Ditto	Normal		—	—
201		Unown	Psychic		Hidden Power	Hidden Power
202		Wobbuffet	Psychic		Safeguard	Safeguard
235		Smeargle	Normal		—	—
265		Wurmple	Bug		—	—
266		Silcoon	Bug		—	—
268		Cascoon	Bug		—	—
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Safeguard	Safeguard
374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic	—	—
401		Kricketot	Bug		Struggle Bug	—
412		Burmy	Bug		Hidden Power Protect	Hidden Power Protect
415		Combee	Bug	Flying	—	—
602		Tynamo	Electric		Charge Beam Thunder Wave	Charge Beam Thunder Wave
664		Scatterbug	Bug		—	—
665		Spewpa	Bug		Protect	Protect
789		Cosmog	Psychic		N/A	—
790		Cosmoem	Psychic		N/A	—

Near-universal TMs

With few exceptions, all Pokémon who are compatible with TMs can learn the following moves:

Move	Generation								Other exceptions
Move	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII SM USUM	VII LGPE	Other exceptions
Attract	—	45	45	45	45	45	45	—	and all genderless Pokémon (except Mew, Staryu^GSC, Starmie^GSC, Cryogonal, Minior and Dhelmise)
Bide	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	None
Captivate	—	—	—	78	—	—	—	—	and all genderless Pokémon (except Mew)
Confide	—	—	—	—	—	100	100	—
Curse	—	03	—	—	—	—	—	—	None
Double Team	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	—
Double-Edge	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Endure	—	20	—	58	—	—	—	—	None
Facade	—	—	42	42	42	42	42	12
Frustration	—	21	21	21	21	21	21	—
Hidden Power	—	10	10	10	10	10	10	—
Mimic	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	None
Natural Gift	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	None
Protect	—	17	17	17	17	17	17	07
Rage	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	None
Rest	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	05
Return	—	27	27	27	27	27	27	—
Round	—	—	—	—	48	48	48	—
Secret Power	—	—	43	43	—	94 ^ORAS	—	—	None
Sleep Talk	—	35	—	82	—	88	88	—	(only in XY)
Snore	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	None
Substitute	50	—	—	90	90	90	90	08	None
Swagger	—	34	—	87	87	87	87	—
Toxic	06	06	06	06	06	06	06	27

TM-exclusive moves

In all seven Generations, there have been moves exclusively taught by TMs:

Generation I	Thunderbolt^RB • BubbleBeam • Mega Drain • Fissure • Mimic • Bide Egg Bomb • Fire Blast • Softboiled • Psywave • Rock Slide • Razor Wind • Toxic
Generation II	Razor Wind* • Toxic • DynamicPunch • Icy Wind • Iron Tail • DragonBreath • Shadow Ball • Mud-Slap Sleep Talk • Attract • Thief • Nightmare • Fury Cutter • Rock Smash • Return • Frustration
Generation III	Return • Frustration • Shock Wave • Facade • Overheat • Secret Power • Skill Swap
Generation IV	Overheat^DP • Secret Power • Skill Swap • Stealth Rock • Grass Knot • Drain Punch • Focus Blast
Generation V	Focus Blast • Snarl • Frost Breath
Generation VI	Frost Breath^XY • Dazzling Gleam • Infestation
Generation VII SM USUM	Smart Strike • Aurora Veil • Surf

Returning moves

Several moves taught by TM in an earlier generation returned as TMs later on after being absent but assigned with a different TM number.

Move	Generation
Move	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII SM USUM
Dark Pulse	—	—	—	79	—	97	97
Dream Eater	42	42	—	85	85	85	85
Endure	—	20	—	58	—	—	—
Explosion	47	—	—	64	64	64	64
Psych Up	—	09	—	77	77	77	77
Rock Slide	48	—	—	80	80	80	80
Roost	—	—	—	51	—	19	19
Secret Power	—	—	43	43	—	94^ORAS	—
Sleep Talk	—	35	—	82	—	88	88
Steel Wing	—	47	47	47	—	51	51
Substitute	50	—	—	90	90	90	90
Swagger	—	34	—	87	87	87	87
Swords Dance	03	—	—	75	75	75	75
Thunder Wave	45	—	—	73	73	73	73
Work Up	—	—	—	—	83	—	01

In the spin-off series

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, most TMs that exist in the corresponding core series games of that generation also exist in the Mystery Dungeon games. After use, a TM becomes a Used TM; a Used TM can be turned back into a usable TM by a Pokémon with the move Recycle, except for a Used TM of Recycle, which will remain a Used TM permanently.

In Sky, TMs can be sold to Kecleon for 250 Poke.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, all TMs are infinite use. Special TMs for moves usually learned through a move tutor in the core series games are also present.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, regular TMs are one-use only and disappear after being used, while rarer rainbow-colored TMs can be used infinitely. Rainbow-colored TMs can be bought from Kecleon shops from certain post-game dungeons, and can also be bought from Kecleon shops in towns after Kecleon has been recruited, which unlocks the "Treasures" section in the shop.

Appearance


TM from Rescue Team and Explorers series	TM (used from bag) from Rescue Team and Explorers series	Used TM from Rescue Team and Explorers series	TM from Mystery Dungeon (Wiiware)	TM from Gates to Infinity	TM (for tutor moves) from Gates to Infinity	TM from Super Mystery Dungeon	Rainbow TM from Super Mystery Dungeon	TM (for tutor moves; unused) from Super Mystery Dungeon	Rainbow TM (for tutor moves; unused) from Super Mystery Dungeon


Model of TM from Gates to Infinity	Model of TM (for tutor moves) from Gates to Infinity	Model of TM from Super Mystery Dungeon	Unused model of a used TM from Super Mystery Dungeon	Unused model of TM (for tutor moves) Super Mystery Dungeon	Unused model of used TM (for tutor moves) from Super Mystery Dungeon

Artwork


TM

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, there are two kinds of TMs: Fast TMs and Charged TMs. TMs were introduced to Pokémon GO on June 22, 2017.

Using a Fast or Charged TM on a Pokémon randomly changes its Fast or Charge move (respectively) to a different move in the Pokémon's current move pool. Moves that no longer available to the Pokémon, such as Dazzling Gleam for Alakazam, are not possible.

If a Pokémon only has one possible Fast or Charge move, the player will not be able to use a respective TM on it.

Image	English name	Japanese name	Description
	Fast TM	わざマシンノーマル Normal Move Machine	This Technical Machine teaches the Pokémon a new Fast Attack.
	Charged TM	わざマシンスペシャル Special Move Machine	This Technical Machine teaches the Pokémon a new Charged Attack.

Acquisition

Fast and Charged TMs can be repeatedly obtained from

Winning a Raid Battle (starting Lv. 15 for Fast TMs and Lv. 25 for Charged TMs)
Participating in a Trainer Battle
Completing certain Field Research tasks (limited time only)

Both TMs are also rewards for completing various Special Research tasks.

In the anime

In the main series

Although TMs have not appeared in the anime, they were mentioned once in the Japanese version of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!. While talking with the Kecleon Brothers, Charmander of Team Go-Getters mentioned TMs among other things the Kecleon Shop was sold out on. This reference was not included in the dub.

TM34 in Pokémon Origins

In Pokémon Origins

TM34 (Bide) appeared in File 1: Red. Much like in Pokémon Red and Blue, it was given to Red by Brock as a reward for defeating him in a Gym battle.

Another TM, TM28 (Dig), also made a brief appearance in File 2: Cubone, where Red retrieved it from a Team Rocket Grunt who had stolen it.

In the manga

Two early kinds of TMs in Pokémon Adventures

TM31 in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!, Ash used TM31 to teach Mikey's Eevee Mimic, allowing it to win a battle against Sparky's Jolteon and thus let Mikey join the Knights of the E Stone.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Wartortle Wars, a fake TM was seen amongst the many fake items sold to Red by Green.

In Omega Alpha Adventure 10, it was explained that TMs are machines that contain the essence of the move they teach to a Pokémon. Before this technology existed, other items served the same purpose. Such items are the rings Ultima carries on her staff, which contain the ultimate moves Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, and Hydro Cannon, and a scroll held by the Draconids, which contains the move Dragon Ascent.

In the TCG

In the TCG, Technical Machines are types of Trainer cards. Unlike the games, they do not follow any specific numbering.

Technical Machines Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Falkner's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		103/141
Falkner's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		104/141
Bugsy's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		105/141
Bugsy's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		106/141
Whitney's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		107/141
Whitney's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		108/141
Morty's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		109/141
Morty's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		110/141
Jasmine's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		111/141
Jasmine's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		112/141
Chuck's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		113/141
Chuck's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		114/141
Pryce's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		115/141
Pryce's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		116/141
Clair's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		117/141
Clair's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		118/141
Janine's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		119/141
Janine's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		120/141
Will's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		121/141
Will's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		122/141
Bruno's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		123/141
Bruno's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		124/141
Karen's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		125/141
Karen's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		126/141
Rocket's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		127/141
Lance's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		128/141
Lance's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		129/141
Multi Technical Machine 01	T [TM]	Expedition Base Set		144/165	Base Expansion Pack		062/128
Multi Technical Machine 01	T [TM]	POP Series 2		09/17	Master Kit		009/012
Alto Mare Cube	T [TM]				Theater Limited VS Pack		018/018
Darkness Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		119/147	The Town on No Map		086/092
Fighting Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		121/147	The Town on No Map		085/092
Fire Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		122/147	The Town on No Map		081/092
Grass Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		124/147	The Town on No Map		080/092
Lightning Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		127/147	The Town on No Map		083/092
Metal Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		129/147	The Town on No Map		087/092
Psychic Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		132/147	The Town on No Map		084/092
Water Cube 01	T [TM]	Aquapolis		140/147	The Town on No Map		082/092
Miracle Sphere α	T [TM]	Skyridge		129/144	Mysterious Mountains		081/088
Miracle Sphere β	T [TM]	Skyridge		130/144	Mysterious Mountains		082/088
Miracle Sphere γ	T [TM]	Skyridge		131/144	Mysterious Mountains		083/088
Mystery Plate α	T [TM]	Skyridge		133/144	Split Earth		083/088
Mystery Plate β	T [TM]	Skyridge		134/144	Split Earth		084/088
Mystery Plate γ	T [TM]	Skyridge		135/144	Split Earth		085/088
Mystery Plate δ	T [TM]	Skyridge		136/144	Split Earth		086/088
Team Aqua Technical Machine 01	T [TM]	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua		079/95	Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions		077/080
Team Aqua Technical Machine 01	T [TM]				Aqua Deck Kit		031/033
Team Magma Technical Machine 01	T [TM]	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua		084/95	Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions		076/080
Team Magma Technical Machine 01	T [TM]				Magma Deck Kit		031/033
Ancient Technical Machine [Ice]	T [TM]	EX Hidden Legends		084/101	Undone Seal		075/083
Ancient Technical Machine [Rock]	T [TM]	EX Hidden Legends		085/101	Undone Seal		076/083
Ancient Technical Machine [Steel]	T [TM]	EX Hidden Legends		086/101	Undone Seal		077/083
Technical Machine TS-1	T [TM]	Legends Awakened		136/147	Cry from the Mysterious
Technical Machine TS-2	T [TM]	Legends Awakened		137/147	Temple of Anger
Team Galactic's Invention G-107 Technical Machine	T [TM]	Rising Rivals		95/111	Bonds to the End of Time		077/090
Team Galactic's Invention G-107 Technical Machine	T [TM]				Charizard Half Deck		014/016

Trivia

170 different moves have been available as a TM, adding together the TMs from every generation.
Gym Leaders who give out a TM on their defeat typically give out one containing a move of their specialty type. However, in their respective first generation of an appearance each, Brock and Falkner do not, giving out TM34 (Bide) (a Normal-type move) and TM31 (Mud-Slap) (a Ground-type move), respectively. This is rectified in the remakes of their debut games with Brock giving away TM39 (Rock Tomb) while Falkner's prize is TM51 (Roost). Likewise, Cilan, Chili, and Cress do not give out TMs matching their specialty type, instead giving out the Normal-type TM83 (Work Up), regardless of which of the three is battled.
- Prior to Generation III, TMs given out by the starting region's Gym Leaders teach moves that no Pokémon learns naturally. There is one exception: in Pokémon Yellow, Pikachu learns Thunderbolt in place of Swift.
TMs 06, 14, 15, 22, 25, 26, 29, 32, 38, and 44 have contained the same move in all seven generations.
Generation IV is the first generation in which there is at least one TM that teaches a move of each Pokémon type.
- Generation I had no TMs for Bug- or Ghost-type moves, Generation II had none for Flying, and Generation III had none for Bug.
Generation VI and VII are tied for the most TMs, with 100, and Generation I, II, and III are tied for the fewest TMs, with 50.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	招式學習器 Jīusīk Hohkjaahphei
Chinese	Mandarin	招式學習器 / 招式学习器 Zhāoshì Xuéxíqì
Danish		Teknisk maskin Teknologisk maskine*
Dutch		Technische machine*
French	Canada	Machine technique*
French	Europe	Capsule Technique (CT)
German		Technische Maschine (TM)
Italian		Macchina Tecnica (MT)
Korean		기술머신 Technical Machine
Brazilian Portuguese		Máquina Técnica (MT)
Spanish		Máquina Técnica (MT)
Swedish		Teknisk maskin Tekniskt fordon*
Vietnamese		Máy học chiêu thức

TM

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TM by generation

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

List of TMs

Incompatible Pokémon

Near-universal TMs

TM-exclusive moves

Returning moves

In the spin-off series

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Appearance

Artwork

Pokémon GO

Acquisition

In the anime

In the main series

In Pokémon Origins

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the TCG

Trivia

In other languages

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