Pokémon Yellow TM & HM Locations
Where to find all 50 TMs and 5 HMs in Pokémon Yellow: item balls, hidden spots, gifts from NPCs and Gym Leaders, the Celadon Department Store and the Game Corner.
- TMs
- 50
- HMs
- 5
- Sold in shops
- 9
- Gym rewards
- 8
TMs in Generation I break after one use, so save the strong ones; HMs can be used again and again. Buyable TMs (Celadon Department Store 2F) are the only ones you can get more than once, apart from the Game Corner.
TMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Mega Punch | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Mt. Moon Item ball, B2F |
| TM02 | Razor Wind | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Rocket Hideout Item ball, B4F |
| TM03 | Swords Dance | Silph Co. Item ball, 7F |
| TM04 | Whirlwind | Route 4 Item ball |
| TM05 | Mega Kick | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Victory Road Item ball, 2F |
| TM06 | Toxic | Fuchsia City Gift, Gym |
| TM07 | Horn Drill | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Rocket Hideout Item ball, B2F |
| TM08 | Body Slam | S.S. Anne Item ball, S.S. Anne 1F cabins |
| TM09 | Take Down | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Silph Co. Item ball, 5F |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Rocket Hideout Item ball, B3F |
| TM11 | BubbleBeam | Cerulean City Gift, Gym |
| TM12 | Water Gun | Mt. Moon Item ball, 1F |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Pokémon Mansion Item ball, B1F |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (5,500 coins) |
| TM16 | Pay Day | Route 12 Item ball |
| TM17 | Submission | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Victory Road Item ball, 2F |
| TM18 | Counter | Celadon City Gift, Department Store 3F |
| TM19 | Seismic Toss | Route 25 Item ball |
| TM20 | Rage | Route 15 Item ball |
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Celadon City Gift, Gym |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Pokémon Mansion Item ball, B1F |
| TM23 | Dragon Rage | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (3,300 coins) |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Vermilion City Gift, Gym |
| TM25 | Thunder | Power Plant Item ball |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Silph Co. Item ball, 10F |
| TM27 | Fissure | Viridian City Gift, Gym |
| TM28 | Dig | Cerulean City Gift |
| TM29 | Psychic | Saffron City Gift, Mr. Psychic’s House |
| TM30 | Teleport | Route 9 Item ball |
| TM31 | Mimic | Saffron City Gift, Copycat’s House 2F |
| TM32 | Double Team | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Safari Zone Item ball, West |
| TM33 | Reflect | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Power Plant Item ball |
| TM34 | Bide | Pewter City Gift, Gym |
| TM35 | Metronome | Cinnabar Island Gift, Lab Metronome Room |
| TM36 | Selfdestruct | Silph Co. Gift, 2F |
| TM37 | Egg Bomb | Celadon City Bought, Department Store 2F (TM counter)Safari Zone Item ball, East |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Cinnabar Island Gift, Gym |
| TM39 | Swift | Route 12 Gift, Gate 2F |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Safari Zone Item ball, North |
| TM41 | Soft-Boiled | Celadon City Gift |
| TM42 | Dream Eater | Viridian City Gift |
| TM43 | Sky Attack | Victory Road Item ball, 1F |
| TM44 | Rest | S.S. Anne Item ball, S.S. Anne B1F cabins |
| TM45 | Thunder Wave | Route 24 Item ball |
| TM46 | Psywave | Saffron City Gift, Gym |
| TM47 | Explosion | Victory Road Item ball, 3F |
| TM48 | Rock Slide | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof |
| TM49 | Tri Attack | Celadon City Gift, Department Store Roof |
| TM50 | Substitute | Celadon City Game Corner prize, Prize exchange (7,700 coins) |
HMs
| No. | Move | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | S.S. Anne Gift, S.S. Anne Captain’s Room |
| HM02 | Fly | Route 16 Gift, Fly House |
| HM03 | Surf | Safari Zone Gift, Secret House |
| HM04 | Strength | Fuchsia City Gift, Warden’s House |
| HM05 | Flash | Route 2 Gift, Gate (Oak’s aide gives it once you have caught 10 kinds of Pokémon) |
Badges needed to use each HM outside battle: Cut, Cascade Badge; Fly, Thunder Badge; Surf, Soul Badge; Strength, Rainbow Badge; Flash, Boulder Badge.
FAQ
Where do you get Surf in Pokémon Yellow?
In the Secret House at the far end of the Safari Zone; you need the Soul Badge from Koga to use it outside battle.
Where is TM Thunderbolt in Yellow?
It is TM24, Lt. Surge’s reward at the Vermilion Gym.
Which TMs can you buy in Pokémon Yellow?
TM01 Mega Punch, TM02 Razor Wind, TM05 Mega Kick, TM07 Horn Drill, TM09 Take Down, TM17 Submission, TM32 Double Team, TM33 Reflect, TM37 Egg Bomb, all at the Celadon Department Store.
What does each Gym Leader give?
TM34 Bide from Brock, TM11 BubbleBeam from Misty, TM24 Thunderbolt from Lt. Surge, TM21 Mega Drain from Erika, TM06 Toxic from Koga, TM46 Psywave from Sabrina, TM38 Fire Blast from Blaine, TM27 Fissure from Giovanni.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).