Technical Machines (TMs) are items that can teach Pokemon moves that they normally can't upon leveling up. They have been a part of the Pokemon franchise since the beginning, so it's only natural they'd make a return in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. After being used once, TMs will break and disappear.

Scarlet/Violet somewhat averts the TM-breaking mechanic by allowing trainers to craft TMs by using League Points (LP) and Pokemon Materials/Resources. This allows trainers to potentially have multiple copies of one TM. Before part 1 (Teal Mask) of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, Scarlet/Violet's expansion pass, there were 171 TMs that could be found, unlocked, and crafted. The Teal Mask expands this number to 201, and in order to craft them, players are going to need to catch or battle the Pokemon in Kitakami.

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Where to Buy & Craft TMs in Scarlet/Violet

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TMs can't be bought with money in Scarlet/Violet. Instead, they're purchased with League Points (LP) from the TM Machine at the PokeCenters. There are a variety of ways to farm League Points such as:

  • Taking part in Tera Raids (or interacting with the Tera Crystals around Paldea/Kitakami).
  • Defeating Team Star Bosses during "Starfall Street" main quest.
  • Exchanging materials at the TM Machine.
  • Catching or defeating wild Tera Pokemon (i.e, Pokemon with golden aura).

Despite unlocking the TM Machine shortly after meeting Koraidon/Miraidon, trainers won't be able to craft many TMs. They'll need to farm specific Pokemon materials depending on the TM they want, and they need to have enough LP. Some TMs need to be unlocked in the "Starfall Street" and "Victory Road" main quest.

Those that purchased the DLC can visit Kitakami once they've started the Treasure Hunt. Of the 30 new TMs in Scarlet/Violet, almost all of them require materials from Pokemon that are exclusive to Kitakami (such as Poochyena). Since materials are collected by defeating or catching a Pokemon, trainers that want to use TM172-TM201 will need the expansion pass.

A quick way to farm materials is to use the Auto-Battle function (R-button). The leading Pokemon in the party can knock out multiple opponents in one sitting if they're a higher level and/or have the Type advantage.

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All New TMs & How to Craft Them in The Teal Mask

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Crafting a TM is easy: Select "I want a TM made" at the TM Machine. If players have enough materials and LP, a green Craftable message will be displayed at the bottom of the TM picture. Players can also "mark" a TM by tapping the (+) button. Once trainers have enough materials, a pop-up menu saying "You've got everything you need to make a TM in your watch list!" will appear on the right side of the screen. To remove a TM from the "mark" list, hover over the TM in the TM Machine, and press (+) button to toggle it off.

Here's everything there is to know about the Teal Mask-exclusive TMs:

TM Name

Type

League Points & Resources Required

Move Description

Power

Accuracy

PP

TM172 Roar

Normal

  • 200 LP
  • x2 Poochyena Fang
  • x2 Houndour Fang
  • When used on (or by) a wild Pokemon, the battle will automatically end.
  • When Roar is used in a trainer battle, the opposing trainer will be forced to swap out a random Pokemon (and vice versa).

N/A

N/A

20

TM173 Charge

Electric

  • 400 LP
  • x3 Pichu Fur
  • Increases the user's Special Defense by one stage in-battle. The power of the next Electric-type move will be doubled.

N/A

N/A

20

TM174 Haze

Ice

  • 400 LP
  • x2 Feebas Scales
  • Eliminates all stat changes in-battle.

N/A

N/A

30

TM175 Toxic

Poison

  • 800 LP
  • x3 Ekans Fang
  • x3 Koffing Gas

N/A

90

10

TM176 Sand Tomb

Ground

  • 400 LP
  • x3 Sandshrew Claw
  • x2 Diglett Dirt
  • Traps the opponent in a vortex that inflicts minor damage every 4-5 turns.

35

85

15

TM177 Spite

Ghost

  • 200 LP
  • x2 Duskull Fragment
  • x2 Gastly Gas
  • The last move unleashed on the user by the target Pokemon is cut by 4PP.

N/A

100

10

TM178 Gravity

Psychic

  • 400 LP
  • x2 Cleffa Fur
  • x4 Nosepass Fragment
  • Negates Flying-type and Pokemon with the Levitate Ability so that they can be hit with Ground-type moves.
  • Moves that involve flying also can't be used.

N/A

N/A

5

TM179 Smack Down

Rock

  • 800 LP
  • x3 Geodude Fragment
  • x3 Carbink Jewel
  • Knocks any airborne Pokemon to the ground (ex, a Flying-type Pokemon or a Pokemon that used the move Fly or Bounce).

50

100

15

TM180 Gyro Ball

Steel

  • 10000 LP
  • x4 Nosepass Fragment
  • x2 Bronzor Fragment

N/A

100

5

TM181 Knock Off

Dark

  • 14000 LP
  • x4 Corphish Shell
  • x4 Seedot Stem
  • A Dark-type move that does more damage if the opponent is holding an item.
  • The item is also "knocked off" and unable to be used for the rest of the battle.

65

100

20

TM182 Bug Bite

Bug

  • 3000 LP
  • x2 Yanma Spike
  • x2 Surskit Syrup
  • x3 Sewaddle Leaf
  • The Pokemon bites its target.
  • If the target is holding a Berry, the user will eat the Berry and gain its effects.
  • (Similar to Pluck, a Flying-type move with the same effects)

60

100

20

TM183 Super Fang

Normal

  • 5000 LP
  • x3 Sandshrew Claw
  • x3 Tandemaus Fur
  • An attack that cuts the target Pokemon's HP in half.
  • If continuously used in-battle, it will do less damage each turn.

N/A

90

10

TM184 Vacuum Wave

Fighting

  • 3000 LP
  • x3 Riolu Fur
  • x2 Croagunk Poison
  • A Fighting-type special move that always strikes first (with some exceptions).
  • Vacuum Wave's priority effect can be negated by Quick Guard.

40

100

30

TM185 Lunge

Bug

  • 5000 LP
  • x3 Sewaddle Leaf
  • x3 Kricketot Shell
  • The user attacks with full force, lowering the opponent's Attack by one stage.

80

100

15

TM186 High Horsepower

Ground

  • 5000 LP
  • x2 Swinub Hair
  • x4 Mudbray Mud
  • A strong Ground-type move that has no additional effects.

95

95

10

TM187 Icicle Spear

Ice

  • 10000 LP
  • x3 Swinub Hair
  • x3 Snorunt Fur

25

100

30

TM188 Scald

Water

  • 8000 LP
  • x3 Poltchageist Powder
  • x3 Slowpoke Claw
  • A special move that has a 30% chance of burning the target (with some exceptions).
  • If used on a frozen Pokemon, Scald will thaw it out.

80

100

15

TM189 Heat Crash

Fire

  • 8000 LP
  • x4 Slugma Lava
  • x2 Munchlax Fang
  • A Fire-type move that deals more damage based on how much more the user outweighs the target.

N/A

100

10

TM190 Solar Blade

Grass

  • 12000 LP
  • x4 Seedot Stem
  • x2 Sewaddle Leaf
  • A two-turn move that charges on the first turn before being unleashed on the second turn.
  • Equipping a Pokemon with a Power Herb will allow it to use Solar Blade in one turn instead of two.
  • If there is harsh sunlight weather effect, then Solar Blade won't need to charge up before being used.

125

100

10

TM191 Uproar

Normal

  • 5000 LP
  • x4 Lotad Leaf
  • x2 Chingling Fragment
  • A move that lasts for 3 turns that prevents any surrounding Pokemon (including the user) from being inflicted with the sleep status.

90

100

10

TM192 Focus Punch

Fighting

  • 8000 LP
  • x3 Timburr Sweat
  • x3 Jangmo-o Scales
  • A two-turn, Fighting-type move that charges on the first turn, then attacks on the second. If the opponent is attacked while Focus Punch is charging, then the move will fail.

150

100

20

TM193 Weather Ball

Normal

  • 1500 LP
  • x3 Vulpix Fur
  • x3 Petilil Leaf
  • A move that's Typing changes based on the weather effects in-battle.

50

100

10

TM194 Glassy Glide

Grass

  • 10000 LP
  • x3 Bellsprout Vine
  • x3 Seedot Stem

55

100

20

TM195 Burning Jealousy

Fire

  • 8000 LP
  • x2 Litwick Soot
  • x2 Vulpix Fur
  • x2 Mimikyu Scrap
  • A move that inflicts burn status on any opposing Pokemon that's had their stats raised in-battle.

70

100

5

TM196 Flip Turn

Water

  • 5000 LP
  • x2 Basculin Fang
  • x2 Veluza Fillet
  • x2 Finizen Mucas
  • A Water-type move that causes the user to return to its trainer and be swapped out for another Pokemon (similar to Volt Switch and U-Turn).

60

100

20

TM197 Dual Wingbeat

Flying

  • 5000 LP
  • x3 Ducklett Feather
  • x3 Bombirdier Feather

40

100

10

TM198 Poltergeist

Ghost

  • 14000 LP
  • x2 Litwick Soot
  • x2 Phantump Twig
  • x2 Duskull Fragment
  • If the opponent is holding an item, the user takes control of that item and attacks with it. This move will fail if the opponent is not holding an item.

110

90

5

TM199 Lash Out

Dark

  • 5000 LP
  • x3 Vullaby Feather
  • x2 Pawniard Blade
  • x2 Poochyena Fang
  • A Dark-type move that deals double damage if the user's stats have been lowered that same turn.

75

100

5

TM200 Scale Shot

Dragon

  • 10000 LP
  • x2 Jangmo-o Scales
  • x2 Gible Scales
  • x2 Arrokuda Scales

25

90

20

TM201 Misty Explosion

Fairy

  • 14000 LP
  • x2 Carbink Jewel
  • x3 Cleffa Fur
  • A Fairy-type move that hits everything around it. The user will faint upon using Misty Explosion.
  • If Misty Terrain is set up, the power of this move is doubled.

100

100

5

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for Nintendo Switch.

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