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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 [[HM|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 store]]s or [[game Corner]]s. Some are also given away by [[Gym Leader]]s 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 {{pkmn|breeding}} if the baby Pokémon can learn that TM (such as passing {{m|Flamethrower}} from a father {{p|Typhlosion}} to a baby {{p|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 {{p|Vulpix}} with {{m|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 {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} onwards, they have been depicted as {{wp|compact disc}}s that are inserted into the [[TM Case]] and the case itself teaches the Pokémon the move. In [[Pokémon Origins]], TMs and HMs resemble {{wp|floppy disk}}s, but how they work is never shown.

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

[[Generation I]] featured 50 TMs, with an additional {{DL|HM|Generation I|five HMs}}. [[Move Tutor]]s in {{3v2|FireRed|LeafGreen|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 {{game|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 [[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 to reflect the fact they can be reused, and they can no longer be held or sold. (However, they can be sold in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity|Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]].) In {{game|Black and White|s}}, 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 {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the previously undistributed [[event]]-only [[TM95]] was made normally available, bringing the number of machine-learnable moves in Generation V to 101.

In [[Pokémon X and Y]] and {{g|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, with all HMs being functionally different-colored TMs. 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, {{TM|94|Rock Smash}} in X and Y was changed to {{m|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 and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra 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==

==Incompatible Pokémon==

==Near-universal TMs==

==TM-exclusive moves==

==Returning moves==

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|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 {{m|Recycle}}, except for a Used TM of Recycle, which will remain a Used TM permanently.

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|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.