FireRed & LeafGreen TM & HM Locations
Where to find all 50 TMs and the HMs in FireRed and LeafGreen: item balls, hidden spots, gifts from NPCs and Gym Leaders, the Celadon Department Store and the Game Corner.
TMs in Generation III break after one use; HMs can be used again and again. Buy repeatable TMs at the Celadon Department Store and the Game Corner.
TMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Silph Co. Item ball, 5F |
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | Victory Road Item ball, 1F |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Cerulean City Gift, Gym |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Saffron City Gift, Gym |
| TM05 | Roar | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽1,000Route 4 Item ball |
| TM06 | Toxic | Fuchsia City Gift, Gym |
| TM07 | Hail | Victory Road Item ball, 2F |
| TM08 | Bulk Up | Silph Co. Item ball, 7F |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Mt. Moon Item ball, 1F |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | No fixed location: only found with the Pickup ability |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Safari Zone Item ball, East |
| TM12 | Taunt | Rocket Hideout Item ball, B2 F |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (4,000 coins) |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Pokémon Mansion Item ball, B1 F |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽7,500 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof (given in exchange for a drink) |
| TM17 | Protect | Power Plant Item ball |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Route 15 Item ball |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Celadon City Gift, Gym |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof (given in exchange for a drink) |
| TM21 | Frustration | Rocket Hideout Item ball, B3 F |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Pokémon Mansion Item ball, B1 F |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (3,500 coins) |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (4,000 coins) |
| TM25 | Thunder | Power Plant Item ball |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Viridian City Gift, Gym |
| TM27 | Return | Route 12 Gift, North Entrance 2F |
| TM28 | Dig | Cerulean City GiftCeladon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽2,000 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Saffron City Gift, Mr Psychics House |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (4,500 coins) |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽3,000S.S. Anne Item ball, 1F Room2 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Safari Zone Item ball, West |
| TM33 | Reflect | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof (given in exchange for a drink) |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Vermilion City Gift, Gym |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (4,000 coins) |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Five Island Item ball, Rocket Warehouse |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Victory Road Item ball, 2F |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Cinnabar Island Gift, Gym |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Pewter City Gift, Gym |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Route 9 Item ball |
| TM41 | Torment | Silph Co. Item ball, 4F |
| TM42 | Facade | Memorial Pillar Gift, Five Island Memorial Pillar |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽3,000Route 25 Item ball |
| TM44 | Rest | S.S. Anne Item ball, B1 F Room2 |
| TM45 | Attract | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F · ₽3,000Route 24 Item ball |
| TM46 | Thief | Mt. Moon Item ball, B2 F |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Safari Zone Item ball, North |
| TM48 | Skill Swap | Route 12 Item ball |
| TM49 | Snatch | Rocket Hideout Item ball, B4 F |
| TM50 | Overheat | Victory Road Item ball, 3F |
HMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | S.S. Anne Gift, Captains Office |
| HM02 | Fly | Route 16 Gift, House |
| HM03 | Surf | Safari Zone Gift, Secret House |
| HM04 | Strength | Fuchsia City Gift, Wardens House |
| HM05 | Flash | Route 2 Gift, East Building |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Kindle Road Gift, One Island Kindle Road Ember Spa |
| HM07 | Waterfall | Icefall Cave Item ball, Four Island Icefall Cave 1F |
Badges needed to use each HM outside battle: Cut, Cascade Badge; Fly, Thunder Badge; Surf, Soul Badge; Strength, Rainbow Badge; Flash, Boulder Badge; Rock Smash, Marsh Badge; Waterfall, Volcano Badge.
FAQ
Where do you get Surf in FireRed and LeafGreen?
In the Secret House deep in the Safari Zone; you need the Soul Badge from Koga to use it outside battle.
Where do you get Rock Smash and Waterfall?
Rock Smash from the old man at the Ember Spa on Kindle Road; Waterfall in the Icefall Cave on Four Island after the Hall of Fame.
Which TMs are Game Corner prizes?
TM13 Ice Beam, TM23 Iron Tail, TM24 Thunderbolt, TM30 Shadow Ball, TM35 Flamethrower.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokefirered decompilation (pret/pokefirered 037335f4c7). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the region maps are drawn from the game’s own map graphics (listed on the image gallery).