Meaning of HM mule | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of HM slave.

slang

Examples

“After those, it shows off some of the rideable Pokémon - that's right, you can ride⟳ upon select⟳ Pokémon, including Charizard! This looks like⟳ an end⟳ to requiring an HM Mule on your team, so that you can Cut⟳, Surf and Fly⟳ around the map.”

“Bidoof was originally written off as a junk Normal-type dex filler when Pokémon Diamond and Pearl were released, even though its evolution was the best HM mule in the game.”

“HMs are... problematic. They take⟳ up a valuable slot on a Pokemon's moveset, they aren't always the most powerful attacks in battle, and they cannot be easily replaced by another move⟳. Therefore, many trainers will opt to carry⟳ around an "HM mule," whose main purpose on the team is to use⟳ as many HMs as possible so that the rest⟳ of the team doesn't have⟳ to. […] Relicanth is a relatively unsurprising inclusion. It fulfills the ideal requirements for an HM mule in that it can learn⟳ four HMs: Surf, Waterfall, Dive⟳, and Rock Smash.”

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