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Pokemon Let’s Go Secret Techniques

Let’s Go swaps the old HMs for 5 Secret Techniques: Chop Down, Light Up, Sea Skim, Strong Push and Sky Dash. Only your partner Pikachu or Eevee uses them, and each one comes from a person in Kanto. 8 TMs and 12 items sit behind them.

Techniques: 5replace Cut, Flash, Surf, Strength and Fly
TMs behind them: 8need a technique to reach
Items behind them: 12pickups and gifts
Who uses them: PartnerPikachu or Eevee only

All 5 Secret Techniques in Let’s Go

Each Secret Technique replaces an old HM. Your partner Pikachu or Eevee learns it from the person listed, once you meet the condition under When.

Chop Down

Replaces Cut

normal

Clears away small trees standing in the way of paths.

Teacher: The S.S. Anne captain
Where: S.S. Anne
Opens: 5 TMs, 8 items, 1 Secret Technique

Light Up

Replaces Flash

normal

Brightens dark caves like Rock Tunnel.

Teacher: On Route 2, Professor Oak’s aide standing by the house outside Diglett’s Cave
Where: Route 2
When: Catch 10 species first, and use Chop Down to get to the east side of Route 2
Opens: 1 place

Sea Skim

Replaces Surf

water

Lets you cross water.

Teacher: A man with a Lapras, found outside the GO Park
Where: Fuchsia City
Opens: 2 TMs, 3 items, 1 place

Strong Push

Replaces Strength

normal

Shoves big boulders aside.

Teacher: The Safari Zone Warden
Where: Fuchsia City
When: Once the Gold Teeth are given back
Opens: 1 TM, 1 item

Sky Dash

Replaces Fly

flying

Takes you by air to any town or city you have already visited.

Teacher: The Rocker found outside the Celadon Game Corner
Where: Celadon City
When: Once Giovanni is beaten at the Rocket Hideout

What each Secret Technique opens

The TMs, items and places each Secret Technique opens up or lights up, grouped by technique. Tap a place to open its Let’s Go location page.

Chop Down opens

TM11 Will-O-Wispat Viridian CityfireGift
From a man behind the Chop Down tree in southwest Viridian City
TM14 Flyat Route 16flyingGift
From a girl in the house at the north end of Route 16
TM16 Thunder Waveat Route 25electric
Behind a Chop Down tree towards the end of Route 25
TM31 Fire Punchat Route 15fireGift
Defeat Coach Trainer Midge on Route 15
TM47 Surfat Route 15water
In the far top-left corner of Route 15
Great Ball x2at Route 15Gift
Prize for defeating Picnicker Yazmin
Leaf Stoneat Route 2
South part, in the area to the east
Super Potionat Route 2
South part, in the area to the east
PP Upat Route 16
Top of the route, in the grass
Old Amberat Pewter CityGift
A scientist in the back room of the museum gives it to you
Water Stoneat Route 12
Beside Rocker Luca
PP Upat Route 13
To the right of the Ace Trainer
Fire Stoneat Route 8
In the middle of the grassy area
Light Upat Route 2Secret Technique
To learn it: catch 10 species first, and use Chop Down to get to the east side of Route 2

Light Up opens

Rock Tunnel
Lights up the dark cave so you can find your way through

Sea Skim opens

TM24 X-Scissorat Route 12bug
On a small island just south of the gate on Route 12
TM26 Poison Jabat Celadon CitypoisonGift
From an old man across the pond in Celadon City
Thunder Stoneat Power Plant
Next to the sandbags in the northeast part of the plant
Thunder Stoneat Route 10
Beside the Power Plant
Reviveat Vermilion City
Next to the truck close to the dock
Power Plant
You need Sea Skim to reach it. Zapdos waits inside

Strong Push opens

TM56 Stealth Rockat Victory Roadrock
Behind a Strong Push boulder in the upper area of Victory Road
Nuggetat Fuchsia CityGift
From the Diglett in the Warden’s house, once you push the block by the TV aside

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