Do you Use TMs?

In Pokemon games, there are many technical machines. Almost all Pokemon can learn moves via a TM, although, there are obvious exceptions, which are: most early bugs Pokemon, middle stage cocoon bug Pokemon, Magikarp, Ditto, Smeargle, the Wynaut Line, Tynamo, Beldum, Cosmog, Cosmoem and Unown. Other than that, most Pokemon can be taught a move via a TM. That being said, do you use TMs on Pokemon? When was the last time you taught a Pokemon a TM move?

I definitely don't often. The last time I used a TM on a Pokemon was on my Feraligatr in Soul Silver. I used the Iron Tail TM to fill a slot in after deleting the HM Cut.

Very frequently. I pretty much have to if I need to teach something like Ice Beam/T-bolt/Earthquake, haha.

Can't see any reason not to from gen 5 onward unless you're trying to make things more challenging I guess. I like giving my Pokemon the most ideal movesets possible so I use TM's all the time. I'm very glad they're reusable in the newer games.

Previously, I have had a habit of hoarding items in games (not just Pokemon), and barely using any cause WHAT IF I NEED THIS EXACT ITEM LATER AND I REGRET USING IT??? So in previous generations that only allowed one use of a TM, I would rarely use them. When they introduced multiple is TM's, I definitely started using them a lot. And the few challenges I've been working on from previous generations I have also been making use of them.

Honestly, who doesn't?

who is really out here not using TMs i stan 35, 24, and 13. on god

Gen 4 and below, TM are scarce as you can only teach one pokemon a TM and after that you wont have that particular TM anymore and some of them cant be found on the spot they were placed or buyable and reason I have to think twice before switching a team with the TM moves or have to stick with other pokemon with no TM. As of Gen5 onwards, its no big deal anymore and I only teach handful moves that is useful for most case

I use some of them and sell the ones I know I won't be using. Such as bide or thief.

Yes, there are too many useful ones for me to pass up on. Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Psychic etc are godsends on some mons that can't learn them. TMs ftw!

Wasn't there similar topic? Because I remember answering this question already.

But I use then often. In older gens it's a must, because of badly made movesets of several Pokémon. Game Corner in Celadon must be the place I spent most of my time in Pokémon games.

I used to be very stingy about it before generation five since they were only one use items (unless i was doing a challenge run) but now that they're infinite i use them very freely to help diversify my team and all that fun stuff.

Since they have been reusable I use them quite a bit in the early stages of the game til the level up moves get better

I use them no matter the generation. Especially in the earlier games it's the way to get good moves on mons. Why pass that up?

ZeoStar said:

I use some of them and sell the ones I know I won't be using. Such as bide or thief.

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Yeah, Bide sucks. But if you ever end up using the GTS, just remember that Thief exists and that people really love their Scizors. :)