Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! HMs

Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! have no HMs. Your partner Pokémon learns Secret Techniques instead, so every move slot stays free for battle.

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No move slots needed

Nobody on your team has to learn a field move, so every move slot stays free for battle.

Three old HM moves are TMs

TM14 Fly, TM47 Surf and TM25 Waterfall. The other old HM moves aren’t TMs in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!

Secret Techniques: what replaced HMs

Your partner Pikachu or Eevee learns these without using a move slot. They’re listed in the order you learn them.

Secret Techniques	Outside battle	Replaces	How you unlock it
Chop Down	Cuts down trees that block the path	Cut	S.S. Anne (captain) From the captain of the S.S. Anne in Vermilion City
Light Up	Lights up dark caves	Flash	Route 2 (Professor Oak’s aide) From Professor Oak’s aide on Route 2 once you’ve caught at least 10 species
Sky Dash	Flies you to places you’ve visited	Fly	Celadon City (Rocker) From a Rocker outside the Game Corner after you clear the Rocket Hideout
Sea Skim	Carries you across water	Surf	Fuchsia City (man with a Lapras) From the man with a Lapras near the GO Park in Fuchsia City
Strong Push	Pushes heavy boulders out of the way	Strength	Fuchsia City (Safari Zone Warden) From the Safari Zone Warden once you return his Gold Teeth from Jessie and James

Chop Down

Cuts down trees that block the path

Replaces: Cut

S.S. Anne (captain)

From the captain of the S.S. Anne in Vermilion City

Light Up

Lights up dark caves

Replaces: Flash

Route 2 (Professor Oak’s aide)

From Professor Oak’s aide on Route 2 once you’ve caught at least 10 species

Sky Dash

Flies you to places you’ve visited

Replaces: Fly

Celadon City (Rocker)

From a Rocker outside the Game Corner after you clear the Rocket Hideout

Sea Skim

Carries you across water

Replaces: Surf

Fuchsia City (man with a Lapras)

From the man with a Lapras near the GO Park in Fuchsia City

Strong Push

Pushes heavy boulders out of the way

Replaces: Strength

Fuchsia City (Safari Zone Warden)

From the Safari Zone Warden once you return his Gold Teeth from Jessie and James

Where the HM moves went

Moves that were HMs in earlier games, whether a TM teaches them in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, and what does their job outside battle now.

Move	In Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Eevee!	Field job now
Cut	Not a TM	Chop Down
Fly	TM14	Sky Dash
Surf	TM47	Sea Skim
Strength	Not a TM	Strong Push
Flash	Not a TM	Light Up
Whirlpool	Not in the game	None
Rock Smash	Not in the game	None
Waterfall	TM25	None
Dive	Not in the game	None
Defog	Not in the game	None
Rock Climb	Not in the game	None

About HMs in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!

In earlier games, HMs (Hidden Machines) taught moves that also worked outside battle, like Cut for clearing small trees and Surf for crossing water.

Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! have no HMs. This page lists all five Secret Techniques, where you unlock each one, and what happened to the old HM moves.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! have HMs?

No. Your partner Pokémon learns Secret Techniques instead, so every move slot stays free for battle.

What replaced HMs in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!?

Here’s what replaced each old HM move:

Cut: Chop Down
Fly: Sky Dash
Surf: Sea Skim
Strength: Strong Push
Flash: Light Up

Which old HM moves are TMs in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!?

TM14 Fly, TM47 Surf and TM25 Waterfall. Cut, Strength and Flash aren’t TMs in Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, and Whirlpool, Rock Smash, Dive, Defog and Rock Climb aren’t in the game at all.

How do you unlock each of the Secret Techniques?

In the order you unlock them:

Chop Down: From the captain of the S.S. Anne in Vermilion City
Light Up: From Professor Oak’s aide on Route 2 once you’ve caught at least 10 species
Sky Dash: From a Rocker outside the Game Corner after you clear the Rocket Hideout
Sea Skim: From the man with a Lapras near the GO Park in Fuchsia City
Strong Push: From the Safari Zone Warden once you return his Gold Teeth from Jessie and James

HMs in other games

The same page for every main-series game, in release order. Numbers are each move’s HM number in that game.

Game	Cut	Fly	Surf	Strength	Flash	Whirlpool	Rock Smash	Waterfall	Dive	Defog	Rock Climb
Red & Blue	01	02	03	04	05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yellow	01	02	03	04	05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gold & Silver	01	02	03	04	05	06	-	07	-	-	-
Crystal	01	02	03	04	05	06	-	07	-	-	-
Ruby & Sapphire	01	02	03	04	05	-	06	07	08	-	-
FireRed & LeafGreen	01	02	03	04	05	-	06	07	(08)	-	-
Emerald	01	02	03	04	05	-	06	07	08	-	-
Diamond & Pearl	01	02	03	04	-	-	06	07	-	05	08
Platinum	01	02	03	04	-	-	06	07	-	05	08
HeartGold & SoulSilver	01	02	03	04	-	05	06	07	-	-	08
Black & White	01	02	03	04	-	-	-	05	06	-	-
Black 2 & White 2	01	02	03	04	-	-	-	05	06	-	-
X & Y	01	02	03	04	-	-	-	05	-	-	-
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire	01	02	03	04	-	-	06	05	07	-	-