Alpha Pokémon TMs

Explosion TM — Alpha Unlock Locations

Find every Cobblemon Alpha that can unlock the Explosion TM recipe, plus the TM Machine crafting ingredients.

normal TM

Explosion

91 Alpha species can unlock this TM. Alphas know 2 random TM moves from their learnset — catching one of the Pokémon below that knows Explosion unlocks the recipe.

TM Machine recipe

Craft at a TM Machine with a Blank TM after the recipe is unlocked. Full Explosion TM guide

Alpha Pokémon that can unlock Explosion

These species include Explosion on their Cobblemon TM learnset, so an Alpha of that species can roll it. This is the accurate Cobblemon TM location for Alpha hunting — not a fixed drop table.

Geodude Rock Ground Graveler Rock Ground Golem Rock Ground Magnemite Electric Steel Magneton Electric Steel Grimer Poison Muk Poison Shellder Water Cloyster Water Ice Gastly Ghost Poison Haunter Ghost Poison Gengar Ghost Poison Onix Rock Ground Voltorb Electric Electrode Electric Exeggcute Grass Psychic Exeggutor Grass Psychic Koffing Poison Weezing Poison Mew Psychic Sudowoodo Rock Pineco Bug Forretress Bug Steel Steelix Steel Ground Qwilfish Water Poison Magcargo Fire Rock Corsola Water Rock Seedot Grass Nuzleaf Grass Dark Shiftry Grass Dark Nosepass Rock Gulpin Poison Swalot Poison Camerupt Fire Ground Torkoal Fire Lunatone Rock Psychic Solrock Rock Psychic Baltoy Ground Psychic Claydol Ground Psychic Glalie Ice Metang Steel Psychic Metagross Steel Psychic Regirock Rock Regice Ice Registeel Steel Drifloon Ghost Flying Drifblim Ghost Flying Stunky Poison Dark Skuntank Poison Dark Bronzong Steel Psychic Bonsly Rock Magnezone Electric Steel Lickilicky Normal Probopass Rock Steel Azelf Psychic Heatran Fire Steel Roggenrola Rock Boldore Rock Gigalith Rock Trubbish Poison Garbodor Poison Solosis Psychic Duosion Psychic Reuniclus Psychic Vanillite Ice Vanillish Ice Vanilluxe Ice Ferroseed Grass Steel Ferrothorn Grass Steel Cryogonal Ice Landorus Ground Flying Genesect Bug Steel Carbink Rock Fairy Pumpkaboo Ghost Grass Gourgeist Ghost Grass Diancie Rock Fairy Volcanion Fire Water Silvally Normal Minior Rock Flying Turtonator Fire Dragon Celesteela Steel Flying Magearna Steel Fairy Blacephalon Fire Ghost Rolycoly Rock Carkol Rock Fire Coalossal Rock Fire Regieleki Electric Regidrago Dragon Garganacl Rock Glimmet Rock Poison Glimmora Rock Poison

Frequently asked questions

Which Alpha Pokémon unlock Explosion in Cobblemon?

91 Pokémon species can unlock the Explosion TM when caught as an Alpha, because Explosion is on their TM learnset. Alphas roll two random TM moves, so catching one of these species as an Alpha can unlock the recipe.

How do you craft the Explosion TM?

After unlocking Explosion, craft it at the TM Machine with: 12× Normal Gem, 1× Tnt.

How do Alpha Pokémon unlock TMs in Cobblemon?

In Cobblemon 1.8, Alpha Pokémon spawn with 2 random TM-learnable moves from their species learnset. When you obtain an Alpha that knows a TM-compatible move, that TM recipe unlocks for the TM Machine.

Do Alpha Pokémon drop TM items?

No. Alphas do not drop fixed TM items. They know random TM moves from their learnset, and catching (or otherwise obtaining) one that knows a move unlocks the craftable TM recipe.