Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: All 7 HM Moves & Where to Find Them

To catch all of the Pokémon, you'll need to collect all of the Hidden Moves. There are 7 HMs in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: HM01 Cut, HM02 Fly, HM03 Surf, HM04 Strength, HM05 Flash, HM06 Rock Smash, and HM07 Waterfall.^{[1]
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Getting All the HMs: Quick Steps

Get HM01 Cut from the captain of the S.S. Anne.
Get HM02 Fly from a girl in a house on Route 16.
Get HM03 Surf from the attendant in Zone Four of the Safari Zone.
Get HM04 Strength after giving the Safari Zone Warden the Gold Teeth.
Get HM05 Flash from a man in a house on Route 2.
Get HM06 Rock Smash from a man in the Ember Spa on One Island.
Get HM07 Waterfall in Icefall Cave on Four Island.

Section 1 of 7:

Getting HM01 Cut

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To get the first HM, you'll need to get on the S.S. Anne at the docks.
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Board the S.S. Anne. If you don't have a ticket, you need to go to Cerulean City and battle the trainers on the bridge.^{[2]
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- Once you've battled all of the trainers, go into the house. The Pokémon Researcher Bill will be there looking like a Pokémon. Go up and talk to him and help him out. When you have gotten Bill out of the Pokémon costume, he'll thank you and give you the S.S. Anne Ferry ticket and ask you to go to his place.
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You can find him by following the initial hallway south, then turning west and taking the stairs up at the end of that hallway. Once you're up the staircase, follow the hallway south, then east, then north, and take the stairs at the end of that hallway. Those stairs will take you into the room the Captain is in. Talk to him to start the dialog where he gives you HM01 Cut.

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Getting HM02 Fly

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Go to Celadon City. You'll need HM01 Cut to get to Celadon City, so make sure you get it and teach it to a Pokémon before continuing.
- To teach a move to a Pokémon, go to the TMs & HMs section in your bag, then scroll until you find the HM you want to teach (in this case, Cut). Select the HM and then choose a Pokémon to teach it to.
- If you don't have a Pokémon that can learn a particular HM, you'll need to change your party Pokémon.
You'll pass a man talking to his Poliwrath, then follow the road south and west again around a park.^{[3]
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As soon as you leave the city, you'll see a tree that's smaller than the others and next to a fence. Interact with the small tree to initiate the dialog box. Once the tree is cut down, you can walk through to the path behind it.^{[4]
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You'll pass some kids waiting outside a house.
You'll walk west through a hallway, past an old man, and through the other doorway to the back of the house.
You'll see a girl and a Pidgeot.
She'll ask you to keep the house a secret; say yes, and as a reward, she'll give you HM02 Fly. Fly lets you use flying Pokémon to go to any Pokémon Center you have been to before.

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Getting HM03 Surf

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You can get there any way you like, but using your new HM02 Fly will save some time.
From the Pokémon Center, you'll want to jump off the cliff to the east and walk north until you get to a building, then turn east.^{[5]
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Go to Zone Four. Since this is quite far, you'll most likely want to equip a Super Repel from your bag to prevent Pokémon from appearing in your path. From the entrance, head east of the house and then north through the tall grass to the sandy path, and continue east to the next zone.
- Follow the path lined with bushes on one side and trees on the other east into the grass patches. Go north up the first set of steps, then head west and down the next set of steps, and follow the path west. Once you get to the sandy spot, head north to another set of steps, go east, and down the set of steps. Walk east to the tall grass and head north around the big dirt pile you were just on. Walk west around the large dirt pile to another sandy spot with a sign. Follow the path west to the next zone.
- Walk west until you see a large patch of grass. Go up the second set of stairs that are located just north of the grass patch and go down the set of stairs on the west side of the plateau. Walk around the plateau to the west, into the tall grass. Head north until some bushes block the way. Walk east into the tall grass, then immediately turn west to bypass the blockade of bushes. Continue west into the tall grass and walk south to a pole-lined path that leads to the next zone.
- Walk toward the sign and head west past it until you see a building.
The attendant will give you HM03 Surf. Surf will let you move in bodies of water with a Water-type Pokémon.

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Getting HM04 Strength

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You'll need to get gold teeth from the Safari Zone to get HM04.
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They are scattered around Zone 4 in Pokéballs.
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Go into the Warden's house. It's the first house to the east of the Pokémon Center after you jump off the ledge.
- Talk to the Warden, and he'll reward you with HM04 Strength. Strength lets you move boulders in your way. These boulders are typically found in caves, but not always.

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Getting HM05 Flash

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You'll need a Pokémon that knows HM01 Cut, and you'll also need to have at least 10 Pokémon in your Pokédex.
You'll leave the city and find a cave.
You'll see "Diglett's Cave" in the upper left corner of your screen, as well as a man next to a ladder.
If you step on the ladder, you will land on the floor below. Follow the path west and north until you find another ladder.
If you step on the ladder, you will land on the floor above. You'll see a digger and the words "Diglett's Cave" in the upper left corner of your screen.
You'll appear on Route 2. Follow the path south.
You'll see the tree growing between poles. Once you cut down the tree, continue south.^{[7]
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You'll see two people. Speak to the guy without the hat, and he should give you HM05 Flash if you have ten Pokémon in your Pokédex. Flash lights up dark caves (like the Rock Tunnel).

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Getting HM06 Rock Smash

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Go to One Island. One Island only unlocks once you defeat the Cinnabar Island gym. You can get to the island by boarding a ship.
- You'll need HM03 Surf.
Continue heading north through the tall grass to another sandy area. Keep walking north until you see a cave opening.
You'll see "Ember Spa" in the upper left corner of your screen. Follow the path north, then climb a set of stairs, then head east to a man between two waterfalls.^{[8]
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He'll give you HM06 Rock Smash. Rock Smash will smash small, crumbling boulders in your way.^{[9]
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Getting HM07 Waterfall

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Go to Four Island. From the Pokémon Center, head southeast until you climb down a set of steps and follow the path north.
- You'll need HM03 Surf to continue north to the cave.
You'll see "Icefall Cave" in the upper left of your screen. Use Surf again to go through another cave entrance to the north.
The patch will shatter when you step over it. You'll walk over the first ice patch above you, then continue north to break two more patches of ice. Immediately turn west to follow a path that leads to one more patch of ice. Walk over it twice to reveal a hole.
You'll see a ladder to the east.
This brings you back to the main level on the other side of some rocks you couldn't get by before.
There are two patches of ice, but when you walk over the southernmost ice patch twice, you will reveal another hole.
You'll appear on a large patch of ice that you slip on. Move south until you come to another ladder.
You'll see a PokéBall on the ground. Interact with the PokéBall to learn HM07 Waterfall. Waterfall can be used to scale waterfalls that are blocking your path.^{[10]
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A person gives you one on the 3rd floor of the Silph Co. building. You may also find them in the wild by surfing in the back part of Icefall Cave on Four Island.

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You have to beat the Elite Four first, then catch 60 kinds of Pokemon. This will cause Prof. Oak to give you the national Pokedex and the Rainbow Pass. You can then board the Seagallop Ferry and go to any of the Sevii Islands.

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