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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