Which is better, keeping moves learned naturally or using TMs?

[Trainer Lisa]

Personally, I like the moves that Pokemon learn naturally, so what I usually try to do in all my games is keep the natural moves that I think are best for my Pokemon (I rarely use TMs, because you only get each one once, other than Return).

HMs, however, I use as much as I need to, and I like them because some are very good and it's cool that you can use them more than once.

 

[Joey]

I've never seen it as an issue of one being better then the other. I mean, I'm pretty light with TMs since I always like to make sure I can use it again, either through finding/buying a new one or breeding. But after I have that all figured out I use em all the time. There are a lot of moves that are good to have that a pokemon can't learn naturally.

 

[GreatLiver]

I use them sometimes but just to make my pokemon's movesets vary. I teach like Ice attacks to water types if I don't have an ice type, or like solarbeam to a fire type that knows sunnyday just so they can take on more pokemon easilier. Other than that I hardly use them, I just breed for good moves

 

[Pieomon]

I tend to save my TMs up so much that they sit in my box never ever used.

 

[raekuul]

I have a balance, but I tend to use TMs more than not, 'specially for High powered moves.

 

[Lil Brother]

I use TM's when I feel one of my Pokemon's moveset isn't and can't be diverse enough. Screw strategy! I just want my Pokes to have all different kinds of techniques. XD

 

[Dratini927]

I have rarely used my TM's that I can only get once, and tried to save them for something I really needed them for. Now, since the Battle Frontier has come out, I'm starting to use them because I do actually need them now. lol

 

[paperfairy]

I've never seen it as an issue of one being better then the other. I mean, I'm pretty light with TMs since I always like to make sure I can use it again, either through finding/buying a new one or breeding. But after I have that all figured out I use em all the time. There are a lot of moves that are good to have that a pokemon can't learn naturally.

Yep, same exact situation here. I usually have another copy of TMs, so I just go wild with them.

 

[Kijuna]

Not using one-use TM's is one of the things I do to make ingame harder, indeed. I've been burning through them since Emerald, though.

 

[FireKP1]

TM's are cool. However some of them I save.

 

[NoodleChefKyle]

I usually save my TMs (my good ones, anyway) until later in the game.