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Due to the 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.

In [[Generation V]], TMs have changed from being single-use items to having infinite uses, making them akin to [[HM]]s. 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, and they can no longer be held or sold. On the other hand, in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity|Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]], they can be sold. The number of TMs was expanded once again from 92 to 95. However, many of the 92 TMs found in Generation IV contain different moves. As there are only six HMs, there are 101 machine-learnable moves normally available in Generation V.

In [[Pokémon X and Y]], TMs continued to be multiple-use items. Most TMs contained the same moves that they did in Generation V, with the exceptions of TM19, TM51, TM83, and TM88. Additionally, the number of TMs was increased to an even 100, with five more TM moves being added. 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 when a TM has changed in the middle of a generation. As a result, there are now 107 machine-learnable moves.