Meaning of HM slave | Babel Free

Definitions

A Pokémon retained by the player to use Hidden Machine moves (certain moves that usually help in exploring the world of the games).

slang

Equivalents

Examples

“That leaves Flash, Waterfall, Fly, and (not a HM, but needed in much the same way) Rock Smash for another HM slave.”

“Farfetch'd is pretty good for a HM slave. And once you've visited everywhere, you can HM delete Cut and Flash and False Swipe and raise it to a decent level and watch it own damn near everything.”

“I think the HM slaves work best because then you just have to level them up to about 40 playing through the game, and switching them out for some other more useful pokes leveling up.”

“For this purpose, some players like to bring along a "HM Slave" (or two) - a Pokémon whose only purpose is to use HMs.”

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