Alpha Pokémon TMs

Scorchingsands TM — Alpha Unlock Locations

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

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Scorchingsands

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

TM Machine recipe

  • Ground Gem
  • Fire Gem

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

Alpha Pokémon that can unlock Scorchingsands

These species include Scorchingsands 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.

Charizard Fire Flying Sandshrew Ground Sandslash Ground Nidoqueen Poison Ground Nidoking Poison Ground Ninetales Fire Diglett Ground Dugtrio Ground Arcanine Fire Rapidash Fire Onix Rock Ground Cubone Ground Marowak Ground Rhyhorn Ground Rock Rhydon Ground Rock Magmar Fire Flareon Fire Moltres Fire Flying Mew Psychic Typhlosion Fire Steelix Steel Ground Magcargo Fire Rock Entei Fire Ho-Oh Fire Flying Blaziken Fire Fighting Numel Fire Ground Camerupt Fire Ground Torkoal Fire Trapinch Ground Vibrava Ground Dragon Flygon Ground Dragon Baltoy Ground Psychic Claydol Ground Psychic Groudon Ground Torterra Grass Ground Infernape Fire Fighting Shieldon Rock Steel Bastiodon Rock Steel Gible Dragon Ground Gabite Dragon Ground Garchomp Dragon Ground Hippopotas Ground Hippowdon Ground Rhyperior Ground Rock Magmortar Fire Heatran Fire Steel Arceus Normal Victini Psychic Fire Simisear Fire Drilbur Ground Excadrill Ground Steel Sandile Ground Dark Krokorok Ground Dark Krookodile Ground Dark Golett Ground Ghost Golurk Ground Ghost Heatmor Fire Reshiram Dragon Fire Landorus Ground Flying Delphox Fire Psychic Diggersby Normal Ground Zygarde Dragon Ground Diancie Rock Fairy Volcanion Fire Water Incineroar Fire Dark Sandygast Ghost Ground Palossand Ghost Ground Minior Rock Flying Turtonator Fire Dragon Cinderace Fire Carkol Rock Fire Coalossal Rock Fire Silicobra Ground Sandaconda Ground Sizzlipede Fire Bug Centiskorch Fire Bug Skeledirge Fire Ghost Armarouge Fire Psychic Sandy Shocks Electric Ground Gouging Fire Fire Dragon Terapagos Normal

Frequently asked questions

Which Alpha Pokémon unlock Scorchingsands in Cobblemon?

81 Pokémon species can unlock the Scorchingsands TM when caught as an Alpha, because Scorchingsands 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 Scorchingsands TM?

After unlocking Scorchingsands, craft it at the TM Machine with: 5× Ground Gem, 3× Fire Gem.

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.