HM03

If you were looking for the glitch move, see HM03 (move).

HM03 (Japanese: ひでんマシン０３ Secret Machine 03) is an HM introduced in Generation I. It teaches a compatible Pokémon a move that can also be used in the field; but using an HM in the field requires that the player have a certain Badge (except in Generation V). HM03 has always been Surf. For compatibility, refer to the move's page. HMs can used to teach moves without limit.

HM03 ひでんマシン０３ Secret Machine 03

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Items Generation II TMs and HMs Generation III TMs and HMs (RSE) Generation III TM Case (FRLG) Generation IV TMs and HMs Generation V TMs and HMs Generation VI TMs and HMs

In the core games

Generation I

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
RBY	Safari Zone		Soul Badge

Generation II

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
GSC	Ecruteak City		Fog Badge

Generation III

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
RSE	Petalburg City		Balance Badge
FRLG	Safari Zone		Soul Badge

Generation IV

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
DP	Celestic Town		Relic Badge
Pt	Celestic Town		Fen Badge
HGSS	Ecruteak City		Fog Badge

Generation V

No Badge is required to use HM moves in the field in Generation V.

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
BW	Twist Mountain	N/A
B2W2	Route 6	N/A

Generation VI

Surf
	Location	Required Badge
XY	Shalour City		Rumble Badge
ORAS	Petalburg City		Balance Badge

In spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

HMs in the Mystery Dungeon series are named only by the move they teach. For example, Cut is the item that teaches the move Cut. Most HMs, however, correspond to an HM in the core series' contemporaneous games.

HMs in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games prior to Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon can be used any number of times. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, "HMs" are treated like TMs and only usable once. However, if an "HM" is dropped on the ground, it has a different color than a TM.

Surf
	Location	Purchase price	Sell price
MDRB	Solar Cave (20F)	2	1
MDTDS	Final Maze Kecleon Shops (Destiny TowerS) Spinda's Café (Silver Ticket big win; Gold Ticket win)S Sometimes received as a reward from Numel found on Sky Peak Mountain PathS	7500	250
MDBSL	?	N/A	1
MDGtI	?	N/A	N/A
SMD	Kecleon Shops	1444	145

In the manga

HM03 in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue chapter

In What a Dragonite, Red tried to get his hands on HM03 (Surf), but ran into some trouble with a wild Dragonite, eventually leading to the Hidden Machine getting destroyed. To help him, Misty gave Red her Gyarados in exchange for his Krabby, since it already knew Surf.

It was also revealed that Blue had found HM03 before Red, fueling the young Trainer's determination of finding it too.

← HM02

Hidden Machines

HM04 →

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