Gold & Silver TM & HM Locations
Where to find all 50 TMs and 7 HMs in Gold and Silver: item balls, hidden spots, gifts from NPCs and Gym Leaders, the Goldenrod and Celadon Department Stores and the Game Corners.
TMs in Generation II break after one use; HMs can be used again and again. Buy repeatable TMs at the Department Stores and Game Corners.
TMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| TM01 | DynamicPunch | Cianwood City Gift, Gym (Chuck’s reward with the Storm Badge.) |
| TM02 | Headbutt | Goldenrod City Bought, Department Store 5F (TM counter) · ₽3,000Ilex Forest Gift |
| TM03 | Curse | Celadon City Gift, Mansion roof room |
| TM04 | Rollout | Route 35 Item ball |
| TM05 | Roar | Route 32 Gift (From a man by the Ruins of Alph gate.) |
| TM06 | Toxic | Fuchsia City Gift, Gym (Janine’s reward with the Soul Badge.) |
| TM07 | Zap Cannon | Power Plant Gift (The manager’s reward for returning the Machine Part.) |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | Goldenrod City Bought, Department Store 5F (TM counter) · ₽2,000Route 36 Gift (From the man near the Sudowoodo, once you have dealt with it.) |
| TM09 | Psych Up | Not obtainable in Gold and Silver: no item ball, gift, shop or prize in the game data has it. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Lake of Rage Gift, Hidden Power houseCeladon City Bought, Department Store 3F (TM counter) · ₽1,000 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Radio Tower Gift, 3FCeladon City Bought, Department Store 3F (TM counter) · ₽3,000 |
| TM12 | Sweet Scent | Route 34 Gift, Ilex Forest gate |
| TM13 | Snore | Route 39 Gift, Moomoo Farm houseDark Cave Item ball, Blackthorn City side |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Goldenrod City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (5,500 coins) |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (7,500 coins) |
| TM16 | Icy Wind | Mahogany Town Gift, Gym (Pryce’s reward with the Glacier Badge.) |
| TM17 | Protect | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 3F (TM counter) · ₽3,000 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Slowpoke Well Item ball, B2FCeladon City Bought, Department Store 3F (TM counter) · ₽3,000 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Celadon City Gift, Gym (Erika’s reward with the Rainbow Badge.) |
| TM20 | Endure | Burned Tower Item ball, B1F |
| TM21 | Frustration | Goldenrod City Gift, Department Store 5F (On Sundays, the same woman gives this one instead if your lead Pokémon dislikes you.) |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Route 27 Item ball |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Olivine City Gift, Gym (Jasmine’s reward with the Mineral Badge.) |
| TM24 | DragonBreath | Blackthorn City Gift, Gym 1F (Clair’s reward with the Rising Badge, after the Dragon’s Den test.)Dragon’s Den Gift, B1F |
| TM25 | Thunder | Goldenrod City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (5,500 coins) |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Victory Road Item ball |
| TM27 | Return | Goldenrod City Gift, Department Store 5F (On Sundays, a woman on 5F gives this to you if your lead Pokémon is very friendly.) |
| TM28 | Dig | National Park Item ballNational Park Item ball, National Park (Bug-Catching Contest) |
| TM29 | Psychic | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (3,500 coins)Saffron City Gift, Mr. Psychic’s house |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ecruteak City Gift, Gym (Morty’s reward with the Fog Badge.) |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Violet City Gift, Gym (Falkner’s reward with the Zephyr Badge.) |
| TM32 | Double Team | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (1,500 coins) |
| TM33 | Ice Punch | Goldenrod City Bought, Department Store 5F (TM counter) |
| TM34 | Swagger | Olivine Lighthouse Item ball, 5F |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Goldenrod Underground Item ball, Warehouse |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Route 43 Gift, gate (An officer gives it to you once Team Rocket stops charging tolls here.) |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Route 27 Gift, Sandstorm houseCeladon City Bought, Department Store 3F (TM counter) |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Goldenrod City Game Corner prize, Game Corner (5,500 coins) |
| TM39 | Swift | Union Cave Item ball, B1F |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Mt. Mortar Item ball, 2F |
| TM41 | ThunderPunch | Goldenrod City Bought, Department Store 5F (TM counter) |
| TM42 | Dream Eater | Viridian City Gift |
| TM43 | Detect | Lake of Rage Item ball |
| TM44 | Rest | Ice Path Item ball, B2F (Blackthorn side) |
| TM45 | Attract | Goldenrod City Gift, Gym (Whitney’s reward with the Plain Badge.) |
| TM46 | Thief | Team Rocket Hideout Item ball, B2F |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Route 28 Gift, Celebrity’s houseRock Tunnel Item ball, 1F |
| TM48 | Fire Punch | Goldenrod City Bought, Department Store 5F (TM counter) |
| TM49 | Fury Cutter | Azalea Town Gift, Gym (Bugsy’s reward with the Hive Badge.) |
| TM50 | Nightmare | Route 31 Gift (Deliver Kenya’s mail to the man by Dark Cave.) |
HMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | Ilex Forest Gift (The charcoal maker gives it to you after you herd his apprentice’s Farfetch’d back.) |
| HM02 | Fly | Cianwood City Gift (Chuck’s wife gives it to you once you have the Storm Badge.) |
| HM03 | Surf | Ecruteak City Gift, Dance Theater (The gentleman in the Dance Theater gives it to you after you beat all five Kimono Girls.) |
| HM04 | Strength | Olivine City Gift, Olivine Café (A sailor in the café gives it to you.) |
| HM05 | Flash | Sprout Tower Gift, 3F (The Elder gives it to you after you beat him at the top of the tower.) |
| HM06 | Whirlpool | Team Rocket Hideout Gift, B2F (Lance gives it to you after you shut down the radio signal.) |
| HM07 | Waterfall | Ice Path Item ball, 1F |
Badges needed to use each HM outside battle: Flash, Zephyr Badge; Cut, Hive Badge; Strength, Plain Badge; Surf, Fog Badge; Fly, Storm Badge; Whirlpool, Glacier Badge; Waterfall, Rising Badge.
FAQ
Where do you get Surf in Gold and Silver?
In the Ecruteak City Dance Theater, after you beat all five Kimono Girls; you need the Fog Badge from Morty to use it outside battle.
Where do you get Whirlpool and Waterfall?
Lance gives you Whirlpool in the Team Rocket Hideout; Waterfall is an item ball in the Ice Path.
Which TMs are Game Corner prizes?
TM14 Blizzard, TM15 Hyper Beam, TM25 Thunder, TM29 Psychic, TM32 Double Team, TM38 Fire Blast.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions and all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokegold decompilation (pret/pokegold ef0201d8da). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Johto and Kanto maps are drawn from the game’s own Pokégear graphics (listed on the image gallery).