In older Pokemon games such as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Emerald, HMs, or "Hidden Machines," are specific moves that are necessary for traveling around the region. For any obstacle in the way, HMs such as Cut and Strength must be taught to one of the six Pokémon in the trainer's party.

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HMs are... problematic. They take up a valuable slot on a Pokemon's moveset, they aren't always the most powerful attacks in battle, and they cannot be easily replaced by another move. Therefore, many trainers will opt to carry around an "HM mule," whose main purpose on the team is to use as many HMs as possible so that the rest of the team doesn't have to. Here are Hoenn's best mules.

16 Hariyama

HMs: Surf, Strength, Rock Smash

hariyama

A Fighting-type HM mule? In this economy? You got that right. Hariyama can learn two of the expected HMs for a Fighting-type Pokemon: Strength and Rock Smash. That's expected and unexciting, and it's not the reason Hariyama made it onto this list.

The⛦ twist with Hariyama is that it can learn Surf. As a result, this big and🔜 bulky Fighting-type Pokemon can help you ride the Hoenn waves from island to island as you continue your quest to become a Pokemon Master.

15 Relicanth

HMs: Surf, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Dive

The Pokémon Relicanth

Relicanth is a relatively unsurprising inclusion. It fulfills the ideal requirements for an HM mule in that it can learn four HMs: Surf, Waterfall, Dive, and Rock Smash. That last one is ꦬwhat🅷 edges it out over other Water-types such as Luvdisc.

It also helps that Relicanth is required for the Regirock, Registeel, and Regice puzzle. Relicanth is a relatively rare Pokemon, so that might make it a reluctant choice for many trainers. However, it's a trooper of an HM user, so it earns its spot on the list.

14 Walrein

HMs: Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Dive

Walrein

Walrein wins out over Relicanth with another HM at its disposal: Strength. This large and icy lad can push around boulders, presumably with either its head or flippers. Walrein can also learn Rock Smash, Surf, Water♓fall, and Dive.

With Spheal evolving to Sealeo at level 32 and Sealeo into Walrein at level 44, it's a lot of work, but it's an option that's on the table. Plus, with that spread of Water-type moves, it wouldn't be in that much trouble if the rest of your team were knocked out in an intense battle.

13 Sharpedo

HMs: Cut, Surf, Cut, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Dive

Sharpedo

Sharpedo is a fast, strong, and cool water-type that stands out among a (literal) sea of water-type Pokemo👍n. It does require the Surf HM to even find Sharpedo (either by catching Carvanha on Route 118 with the Good Rod or just in the wild), but it is worth it.

This one Pokemon is capable of learning five different HMs, most importantly being the vital late-♈game HMs. On top of that, it can effectively utilize the power of the better HMs like Strength and Surf, meaning that even with a full HM moveset it can still fi♔nd use as a party member. Sharpedo is absolutely a solid HM user.

12 Swampert

HMs: Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Dive

Swampert

Most people will assume the best HM-user to find early on is Linoone since Zigzagoon is one of the first Pokemon a new trainer will encounter. But what Pokémon appears even earlier? That's right, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the starter Pokemon, an💟d Swampert just so happens t🍷o be an excellent choice for this reason.

It may seem a bit depressing to use a starter Pokemon as the primary HM-user, but Swampert is perfect for the job. It learns all the important HMs exactly when the player will acquire them, meaning n🌄o new Pokemon will need to be caught for the job.

11 Kyogre

HMs: Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Dive

Kyogre

What Pokemon could beat out the starter in spice? How about one of the legendary Pokemon, capable of changing the weather and destroying the world? After all🌟, 𒊎nothing gets better than turning that extremely rare Pokemon into a glorified rock-pushing boat.

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Obviously, for all practical purposes, Kyogre is a terrible HM user. It appears incredibly late in the game in Pokemon Emerald, meaning that its purpose has almost certainly already been fulfilled. However, for those who prefer to skip using legendaries, taking this Pokemon that appears once per playthrough and making it so useless is kind of a flex, right?

10 Absol

HMs: Cut, Strength, Flash, Rock Smash

Absol

Absol is a neat Pokemon to have in one's party due to its cool design 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and rarity in the game🍸. However, its level-up moveset in Generation 3 is pretty terrible, with Bite as its only Dark-type attacking move.

To make up for such sadness, Absol can be taught four HMs in Cut, Strength🐓, Flash,🌼 and Rock Smash. In this way, one can still flaunt this rare Pokemon without having to use it in battle.

9 Breloom

HMs: Cut, Strength, Flash, Rock Smash

Breloom

Early on in the game, it is very common to run into a grumpy little Shroomish. If a trainer happens to catch this Grass Pokemon and train it up to 𒊎level 23, it ✅will evolve into the handy Breloom.

Because Breloom can be obtained early and easily, iওt makes a slightly better HM mule than the rare Absol. Like Absol, Breloom learns Cut, Strength, Flash, and Rock Smash, but as an added bonus, it will also get a STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) boost with Rock Smash due🔥 to its Fighting-typing.

8 Kecleon

HMs: Cut, Strength, Flash, Rock Smash

Kecleon

Inevitably, tra𒐪iners will encounter a Kecleon in Pokemon Emerald because it has a small role in the storyline. Around Fortree City, there will be mysterious objects blocking paths that can only be seen with the help of the Devon Scope from Steven Stone.

As it happens, the invisible objects are Kecleon. If one is caught, it can be used for Cut, Strength, Flash, and Rock Smash, like Breloom and Absol. Kecleon's the cute, quirky, and battle-impractical HM mule in a nutshell.

7 Aggron

HMs: Cut, Surf, Strength, Rock Smash

Aggron

One of the most surprising Hoenn Pokemon on the list is Aggron, who is more commonly known for its massive Defense stat rather than its utility outside of battle. While it's no surprise that Aggron can learn Cut, Strength, or Rock Smash, it's a bit odd albeit helpful that it can also learn Surf.

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With this combination of HMs, Aggron is the perfect HM mule for exploring caves, since most caves have rocks to smash, boulders to shove, and bodies of water to cross. (Not so much with the trees to cut, but you can't win them all.)