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Metronome

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Power

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Accuracy

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Target

User

Effect

Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.

Selects any move at random and uses it. Moves the user already knows are not eligible. Assist, meta, protection, and reflection moves are also not eligible; specifically, Assist, Chatter, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Protect, Quick Guard, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Trick, and Wide Guard will not be selected by this move. This move cannot be copied by Mimic or Mirror Move, nor selected by Assist, Metronome, or Sleep Talk.

"The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

TM35taught in
Red BlueYellowRed Green JapanBlue Japan
Generation I
- R B YPokémon Lab
Generation II
- G S CGoldenrod Underground Warehouse
Generation III
- R S EMauville Game Corner(4000 C)
- FR LGRocket Game Corner(4000 C)
- ColoMt. Battle(4000 PC)
- XDS.S. Libra · Mt. Battle(4000 PC)
Generation IV
- D P PtFuego Ironworks · Veilstone Game Corner(10000 C)
- HG SSRoute 28 · Goldenrod Game Corner(10000 C)
- PBRAfter beating Courtyard Colosseum(12,000 PC)
Generation V
- B WAbundant Shrine
- B2 W2Route 23
Generation VI
- X YAnistar City (11:00 AM-5:59 PM)
- OR ASVictory Road
Generation VII
- S MVast Poni Canyon
- US UMVast Poni Canyon
- P ERoute 21
Generation VIII
- Sw ShHammerlocke (West Pokémon Center )($ 10,000)
- BD SPFuego Ironworks · Veilstone Department Store($ 3,000)
Generation IX
- S VEast Province (Area Two) · East Province (Area Three) · South Province (Area Five) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Oni Mountain(800 LP Sandile Claw ×3 Wooper Slime ×3)
- ZAJaune Sector 5
TR14taught in
Sword Shield
Generation VIII
- Sw ShWild Area Watt Traders 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Bridge Field , East Lake Axewell , Motostoke Riverbank , Rolling Fields , Stony Wilderness ) Only in The Isle of Armor : 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Soothing Wetlands , Courageous Cavern , Training Lowlands ) Cram-o-matic ( Normal : 22-30 points) Only in The Crown Tundra : Snowslide Slope Watt Trader 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Slippery Slope , Giant's Bed , Giant's Foot , Ballimere Lake )(1,000 W)
- TR15→
TM80taught in
Scarlet Violet
Generation IV
- D P PtMt. Coronet
- HG SSPrize for defeating Brock
Generation V
- B WMistralton Cave
- B2 W2Mistralton Cave
Generation VI
- X YCouriway Town
- OR ASRoute 134
Generation VII
- S MMelemele Sea
- US UMRoute 17
Generation VIII
- Sw ShWild Area ( Rotom Rally )
- BD SPMt. Coronet · Grand Underground Glacial Cavern · Grand Underground merchant(×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×5 or 8 BD /3 or 5 SP ×3 or 5 BD /5 or 8 SP)
Generation IX
- S VGlaseado Mountain · South Province (Area Three) · West Province (Area Two) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Mossui Town(400 LP Igglybuff Fluff ×3 Happiny Dust ×3)
- ZAVert Sector 7
TM99taught in
Legends Za
Generation VI
- X YPrize for defeating Valerie
- OR ASRoute 123
Generation VII
- S MVast Poni Canyon
- US UMVast Poni Canyon
Generation VIII
- Sw ShPrize for defeating Raihan
- BD SPSunyshore City · Battle Tower · Grand Underground merchant(64 BP ×15 or 18 ×15 or 18 ×15 or 18 ×8 or 10 BD /5 or 8 SP ×5 or 8 BD /8 or 10 SP)
Generation IX
- S VLevincia · Casseroya Lake · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Timeless Woods Only in The Indigo Disk : Savanna Biome(8,000 LP Cufant Tarnish ×5 Pawniard Blade ×3 Rookidee Feather ×3)
- ZAJaune Sector 7 (reward for completing Side Mission 079: "A Fateful Swing of a Metronome")

Introduced in Generation I· Learned by 149 Pokémon