Alpha Pokémon TMs

Vacuumwave TM — Alpha Unlock Locations

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

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Vacuumwave

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

TM Machine recipe

  • 3× Fighting Gem
  • 1× Psychic Gem

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

Alpha Pokémon that can unlock Vacuumwave

These species include Vacuumwave 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.

Psyduck Water Golduck Water Primeape Fighting Poliwrath Water Fighting Machop Fighting Machoke Fighting Machamp Fighting Hitmonlee Fighting Hitmonchan Fighting Scyther Bug Flying Mew Psychic Scizor Bug Steel Heracross Bug Fighting Tyrogue Fighting Hitmontop Fighting Grovyle Grass Sceptile Grass Combusken Fire Fighting Blaziken Fire Fighting Shiftry Grass Dark Gardevoir Psychic Fairy Makuhita Fighting Hariyama Fighting Medicham Fighting Psychic Flygon Ground Dragon Chimchar Fire Monferno Fire Fighting Infernape Fire Fighting Empoleon Water Steel Riolu Fighting Lucario Fighting Steel Croagunk Poison Fighting Toxicroak Poison Fighting Gallade Psychic Fighting Dewott Water Samurott Water Mienshao Fighting Cobalion Steel Fighting Virizion Grass Fighting Keldeo Water Fighting Passimian Fighting Hakamo-o Dragon Fighting Kommo-o Dragon Fighting Kartana Grass Steel Inteleon Water Ceruledge Fire Ghost Annihilape Fighting Ghost Iron Valiant Fairy Fighting

Frequently asked questions

Which Alpha Pokémon unlock Vacuumwave in Cobblemon?

48 Pokémon species can unlock the Vacuumwave TM when caught as an Alpha, because Vacuumwave 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 Vacuumwave TM?

After unlocking Vacuumwave, craft it at the TM Machine with: 3× Fighting Gem, 1× Psychic 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.