Alpha Pokémon TMs

Spikes TM — Alpha Unlock Locations

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

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Spikes

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

TM Machine recipe

  • 8× Ground Gem
  • 2× Pointed Dripstone

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

Alpha Pokémon that can unlock Spikes

These species include Spikes 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.

Sandshrew Ground Sandslash Ground Shellder Water Cloyster Water Ice Omanyte Rock Water Omastar Rock Water Mew Psychic Sudowoodo Rock Wooper Water Ground Quagsire Water Ground Pineco Bug Forretress Bug Steel Gligar Ground Flying Qwilfish Water Poison Heracross Bug Fighting Delibird Ice Flying Skarmory Steel Flying Roselia Grass Poison Cacnea Grass Cacturne Grass Dark Whiscash Water Ground Snorunt Ice Glalie Ice Groudon Ground Budew Grass Poison Roserade Grass Poison Vespiquen Bug Flying Gastrodon Water Ground Bonsly Rock Garchomp Dragon Ground Gliscor Ground Flying Froslass Ice Ghost Venipede Bug Poison Whirlipede Bug Poison Scolipede Bug Poison Maractus Grass Dwebble Bug Rock Crustle Bug Rock Trubbish Poison Garbodor Poison Ferroseed Grass Steel Ferrothorn Grass Steel Shelmet Bug Accelgor Bug Chespin Grass Quilladin Grass Chesnaught Grass Fighting Froakie Water Frogadier Water Greninja Water Dark Bunnelby Normal Diggersby Normal Ground Carbink Rock Fairy Klefki Steel Fairy Diancie Rock Fairy Wimpod Bug Water Golisopod Bug Water Magearna Steel Fairy Naganadel Poison Dragon Rolycoly Rock Carkol Rock Fire Coalossal Rock Fire Pincurchin Electric Meowscarada Grass Dark Tarountula Bug Spidops Bug Bramblin Grass Ghost Brambleghast Grass Ghost Toedscool Ground Grass Toedscruel Ground Grass Orthworm Steel Glimmet Rock Poison Glimmora Rock Poison Clodsire Poison Ground Sandy Shocks Electric Ground Iron Thorns Rock Electric Ting-Lu Dark Ground Ogerpon Grass

Frequently asked questions

Which Alpha Pokémon unlock Spikes in Cobblemon?

78 Pokémon species can unlock the Spikes TM when caught as an Alpha, because Spikes 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 Spikes TM?

After unlocking Spikes, craft it at the TM Machine with: 8× Ground Gem, 2× Pointed Dripstone.

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.