Imprinting

Imprinting is the mechanic that fills a blank Technical Machine (TM) or Technical Record (TR) with a move by using that move in battle.

How it works

• Give a Pokémon a Blank TM or Blank TR to hold.
• Have that Pokémon use an imprintable move in battle. The blank records the move on its first use and counts every use afterward.
• Once the move has been used the required number of times, the blank transforms into the real TM or TR for that move.
• Only the move actively recorded on the blank counts — a blank locks to the first imprintable move it's used with.

Imprintable TMs

A Blank TM fills into a Generation 8 TM after the move is used in battle (100 uses). 100 moves can be imprinted:

Move	Uses to imprint
Acrobatics	100
Air Slash	100
Assurance	100
Attract	100
Avalanche	100
Beat Up	100
Bounce	100
Breaking Swipe	100
Brick Break	100
Brine	100
Brutal Swing	100
Bulldoze	100
Bullet Seed	100
Charm	100
Cross Poison	100
Dig	100
Dive	100
Drain Punch	100
Draining Kiss	100
Eerie Impulse	100
Electric Terrain	100
Electroweb	100
Facade	100
Fake Tears	100
False Swipe	100
Fire Fang	100
Fire Punch	100
Fire Spin	100
Fling	100
Fly	100
Giga Drain	100
Giga Impact	100
Grassy Terrain	100
Guard Swap	100
Hail	100
Helping Hand	100
Hex	100
Hyper Beam	100
Ice Fang	100
Ice Punch	100
Icicle Spear	100
Icy Wind	100
Imprison	100
Light Screen	100
Low Sweep	100
Magic Room	100
Magical Leaf	100
Mega Kick	100
Mega Punch	100
Misty Terrain	100
Mud Shot	100
Mystical Fire	100
Pay Day	100
Payback	100
Phantom Force	100
Pin Missile	100
Power Swap	100
Protect	100
Psychic Terrain	100
Psycho Cut	100
Rain Dance	100
Razor Shell	100
Reflect	100
Rest	100
Retaliate	100
Revenge	100
Rock Blast	100
Rock Slide	100
Rock Tomb	100
Round	100
Safeguard	100
Sand Tomb	100
Sandstorm	100
Scary Face	100
Screech	100
Self-Destruct	100
Shadow Claw	100
Smart Strike	100
Snarl	100
Snore	100
Solar Beam	100
Solar Blade	100
Speed Swap	100
Steel Wing	100
Stomping Tantrum	100
Sunny Day	100
Swift	100
Tail Slap	100
Thief	100
Thunder Fang	100
Thunder Punch	100
Thunder Wave	100
Trick Room	100
U-turn	100
Venoshock	100
Volt Switch	100
Weather Ball	100
Whirlpool	100
Will-O-Wisp	100
Wonder Room	100

Imprintable TRs

A Blank TR fills into a Generation 8 TR after the move is used in battle (25 uses). 100 moves can be imprinted:

Move	Uses to imprint
Agility	25
Ally Switch	25
Amnesia	25
Aura Sphere	25
Baton Pass	25
Blaze Kick	25
Blizzard	25
Body Press	25
Body Slam	25
Brave Bird	25
Bug Buzz	25
Bulk Up	25
Calm Mind	25
Close Combat	25
Cosmic Power	25
Crunch	25
Dark Pulse	25
Darkest Lariat	25
Dazzling Gleam	25
Dragon Claw	25
Dragon Dance	25
Dragon Pulse	25
Drill Run	25
Earth Power	25
Earthquake	25
Electro Ball	25
Encore	25
Endure	25
Energy Ball	25
Fire Blast	25
Flamethrower	25
Flare Blitz	25
Flash Cannon	25
Focus Blast	25
Focus Energy	25
Foul Play	25
Future Sight	25
Grass Knot	25
Gunk Shot	25
Gyro Ball	25
Heat Crash	25
Heat Wave	25
Heavy Slam	25
High Horsepower	25
Hurricane	25
Hydro Pump	25
Hyper Voice	25
Ice Beam	25
Iron Defense	25
Iron Head	25
Iron Tail	25
Leaf Blade	25
Leaf Storm	25
Leech Life	25
Liquidation	25
Low Kick	25
Megahorn	25
Metronome	25
Muddy Water	25
Nasty Plot	25
Outrage	25
Overheat	25
Play Rough	25
Poison Jab	25
Pollen Puff	25
Power Gem	25
Power Whip	25
Psychic	25
Psychic Fangs	25
Psyshock	25
Reversal	25
Scald	25
Seed Bomb	25
Shadow Ball	25
Skill Swap	25
Sleep Talk	25
Sludge Bomb	25
Sludge Wave	25
Spikes	25
Stealth Rock	25
Stone Edge	25
Stored Power	25
Substitute	25
Superpower	25
Surf	25
Swords Dance	25
Taunt	25
Throat Chop	25
Thunder	25
Thunderbolt	25
Toxic Spikes	25
Tri Attack	25
Trick	25
Uproar	25
Venom Drench	25
Waterfall	25
Wild Charge	25
Work Up	25
X-Scissor	25
Zen Headbutt	25