What Pokemon are the best HM slaves in HeartGold/SoulSilver?

Question

I beat all 16 Gym Leaders and need to train my main Pokemon to beat Red (all upper 50s at the moment).

However, I would like to delete some of the HM moves (so I can give Feraligatr a move like Earthquake instead of Cut) and put them all on one or two particular Pokemon. Which Pokemon are the best for such a task? They don't need to be high level.

Answer 1

Listed in order of preference/availability:

Nidorina/Nidorino: Cut, Strength, Rock Smash. Evolve to Nidoking/Nidoqueen and you also get Surf, Whirlpool and Rock Climb!

Tropius: Cut, Fly, Strength, Rock Smash, and also the TM Flash which is very useful. This is my favourite HM Slave because it works great in conjunction with almost any water Pokemon. You can get it in the Pokewalker (Big Forest) in HG/SS.

Golduck: Surf, Strength, Whirlpool, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Rock Climb.

Poliwrath: Surf, Strength, Waterfall, Rock Smash, Whirlpool and Rock Climb. If you can't trade, Poliwhirl can learn all those except Rock Climb.

Kabutops: Cut, Surf, Whirlpool, Rock Smash, Waterfall, Rock Climb.

Skarmory: Cut, Fly, Rock Smash.

Rhydon: Cut, Surf, Strength, Rock Smash and Rock Climb. Rhyhorn is rare in Victory Road or Safari Zone but definitely worth getting.

Dragonite is also rare but you get given a Dratini in the game. It can learn everything except Rock Climb, but then you are wasting HMs on a great Pokemon, and it takes ages to level it up.

Comments

Feraligatr Is Good One All But Fly Is Cool But Just Dont Because Its Ur Starter (If U Chose Feraligatr)

Answer 2

Sandshrew can learn cut, rock smash, strength, and rock climb! However, very sorry, I have forgotten where to catch them.

Comments

Safarii Zone, desert.

Answer 3

personally i use krabby as my hm slave
krabby can learn strength, surf, whirlpool and rock smash

Answer 4

My two HM slaves are Lugia and Ursaring.

Lugia (waterfall, whirlpool, surf, fly)
Ursaring (cut, strength, rock climb, rock break)

Answer 5

Mew can learn every thing!!!!!!

Comments

Who would use mew as an hm slave?

Answer 6

I would say the best HM slave for HG/SS would be Furret.

You get this Pokémon very early in-game and it can learn all the HM's except Waterfall(not sure about Fly).

Comments

You can look up each Pokemon's HM moves here. https://pokemondb.net/heartgold-soulsilver/hms You now have no excuse to be not sure about an HM move.

Answer 7

I use Azzumarill,It can learn Surf,Rock Smash,Strenght,Whirlpool,Waterfall,and maybe Rock Climb.

Answer 8

Smeargle can indirectly learn any 4 HMs if you're willing to spend some time and heart scales to teach those 4 HMs.