Technical Machines (TMs) are what let you change movesets in Pokémon Go. You can get them from winning Raid Battles and when you use a Fast TM or Charge TM, you can improve the Fast Move or Charge Move of your Pokémon. But how do you know which Pokémon to use them on and which movesets to change? Read on!
What are the best Pokémon Go movesets to change with TMs for Raid Battles?
If Raid Battles are your things and you want to beat the Raid Bosses, these are the Pokémon you want to use your TMs on and the Fast Moves and Charge Moves you want to get. They're all single Fast TM or single Charge TM safe, which means you're guaranteed to get something better than you have.
| Pokémon | Use | Change From | Change To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyogre | Charge TM | Blizzard or Thunder | Hydro Pump |
| Groudon | Fast TM | Dragon Tail | Mud Shot |
| Charge TM | Fire Blast | Solar Beam or Earthquake | |
| Mewtwo | Fast TM | Psycho Cut | Confusion |
| Charge TM | Focus Blast or Hyper Beam | Shadow Ball | |
| Tyranitar* | Fast TM | Iron Tail | Bite |
| Charge TM | Fire Blast | Crunch or Stone Edge | |
| Rayquaza | Fast TM | Air Slash | Dragon Tail |
| Charge TM | Ancient Power or Ariel Ace | Outrage | |
| Dragonite | Fast TM | Steel Wing | Dragon Tail |
| Charge TM | Hyper Beam | Outrage or Hurricane | |
| Salamence | Fast TM | Fire Fang | Dragon Tail |
| Charge TM | Fireblast or Hydro Pump | Draco Meteor | |
| Machamp | Fast TM | Bullet Punch | Counter |
| Charge TM | Heavy Slam or Close Combat | Dynamic Punch | |
| Haryiama | Fast TM | Bullet Punch | Dynamic Punch |
| Charge TM | Heavy Slam or Close Combat | Dynamic Punch | |
| Raikou | Fast TM | Volt Switch | Thunder Shock |
| Charge TM | Thunder Bolt | Wild Charge | |
| Entei | Fast TM | Fire Fang | Fire Spin |
| Charge TM | Fire Blast or Flamethrower | Overheat | |
| Moltres | Charge TM | Heat Wave or Fire Blast | Overheat |
| Gyarados | Fast TM | Anything | Waterfall |
| Charge TM | Crunch or Outrage | Hydro Pump | |
| Exeggutor** | Fast TM | Anything | Bullet Seed |
| Charge TM | Anything | Solar Beam | |
| Golem | Charge TM | Rock Blast | Stone Edge or Earthquake |
| Rhydon | Fast TM | Rock Smash | Mud Slap |
| Charge TM | Megahorn or Stone Edge | Earthquake | |
| Vaporeon | Charge TM | Water Pulse or Aqua Tail | Hydro Pump |
| Jolteon | Fast TM | Volt Switch | Thunder Shock |
| Charge TM | Thunder or Discharge | Thunderbolt | |
| Flareon | Fast TM | Ember | Fire Spin |
| Charge TM | Fire Blast or Flamethrower | Overheat | |
| Charizard | Fast TM | Air Slash | Fire Spin |
| Charge TM | Dragon Claw or Fire Blast | Overheat | |
| Gengar | Fast TM | Sucker Punch or Hex | Lick |
| Charge TM | Focus Blast or Dark Pulse | Shadow Ball | |
| Metagross | Charge TM | Earthquake | Meteor Mash |
| Rampardos | Fast TM | Zen Headbutt | Smack Down |
| Charge TM | Flamethrower | Outrage or Rock Slide | |
| Mamoswine | Charge TM | Ancient Power | Avalanche or Bulldoze |
| Giratina (Origin Forme) | Charge TM | Ominous Wind | Dragon Pulse or Shadow Ball |
- * DO NOT TM Smack Down on Tyranitar. If you're lucky enough to have scored it during the June, 2018 Community Day, TM for Stone Edge as well and enjoy the best Rock-type attacker in the game.
- ** Including Alolan Exeggutor. Dragon-type moves can do damage too, but there are generally better Dragon-type options. If you have Exeggutor, double-down on Grass.
- *** DO NOT TM Body Slam on Snorlax. If you're lucky enough to have a legacy or score one during field research in July, 2018, keep it.
What are the best Pokémon Go movesets to change with TMs for Gym Battles?
It's hard to recommend anyone "waste" TMs on defenders anymore, given the new Gym system in Pokémon Go. By punishing defenders with CP of 3000 or higher, limiting each Gym to only one Pokémon of the same kind at any given time, and making it much easier to take down Gyms, there's very little room left for classical "Gym defenders".
You're better off investing TMs — and stardust — in Raid Boss counters (see above) since anything you put into a Gym defender will, at most, only slow down an attacker my seconds. Still, if having great attackers is a point of pride for you, and you have the TMs to burn, here are your safest bets.
| Pokémon | Use | Change From | Change To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilssey | Fast TM | Pound | Zen Headbutt |
| Charge TM | Psychic or Hyper Beam | Dazzling Gleam | |
| Chansey | Fast TM | Pound | Zen Headbutt |
| Charge TM | Psychic or Hyper Beam | Dazzling Gleam | |
| Snorlax*** | Fast TM | Lick | Zen Headbutt |
| Charge TM | Heavy Slam or Hyper Beam | Earthquake | |
| Slaking | Charge TM | Hyper Beam or Earthquake | Play Rough |
| Steelix | Fast TM | Dragon Tail | Iron Tail |
| Charge TM | Earthquake or Crunch | Heavy Slam | |
| Donphan | Fast TM | Tackle | Counter |
| Charge TM | Earthquake or Heavy Slam | Play Rough | |
| Lapras | Fast TM | Water Gun | Frost Breath |
| Charge TM | Surf or Hydro Pump | Blizzard | |
| Muk | Fast TM | Poison Jab | Infestation |
| Charge TM | Dark Pulse | Gunk Shot or Sludge Wave | |
| Umbreon | Fast TM | Feint Attack | Snarl |
| Wobbufet | Fast TM | Splash | Counter |
| Milotic | Charge TM | Hyper Beam | Surf or Blizzard |
| Dragonite | Charge TM | Hyper Beam | Outrage or Dragon Claw |
Your best uses for Fast TM and Charge TM?
Sometimes it's not about Raid Bosses or Gym defenders but simply about your favorite Pokémon getting your favorite movesets. If that's the case for you, let me know what you're using your Fast TM and Charge TM on and why!
