Is there a way to breed TM moves in modern games?

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I've been out of the game so to speak for quite some time, but got back in recently after investigating BD/SP. Once upon a time you could teach a TM or HM to a male Pokemon, and if the female's (or the male's if you put it with a Ditto) un-evolved form could learn it, the offspring would be born with the move too. I've just learned the hard way that that isn't a thing as of BD/SP. Is there a way to bypass this; a hold item, for example? I've also heard of parents passing egg moves to each other. Is that a thing in BD/SP, and if so, does it extend to TM's?

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Look in the breeding section in pokémon database and your question will be answered.

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The breeding section hasn’t been updated as far as BD/SP, so any changes wouldn’t be documented there.

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Yes, but it still is updated enough. The Tms section says that tms are no longer passed down.

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That isn’t the info this question asks for.

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I know it can't be done at a basic level. As I said, I worked that part out for myself. I was hoping someone had discovered a work around. I can understand the lack of need on a game where TM's are reusable, but BD/SP returned TM's to a consumable status. It would have been nice to save on resources/time by being able to do it somehow.

Answer 1

Starting in Generation VI, the only way to pass TM moves from parent to offspring is if the offspring already learns that move by level-up. For example, in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, breeding two Torterra with Giga Drain will produce a Turtwig with Giga Drain. This obviously has limited use — Turtwig learns Giga Drain at Level 41 anyways, so this doesn't necessarily save you any TMs.

I've also heard of parents passing egg moves to each other. Is that a thing in BD/SP, and if so, does it extend to TM's?

You're thinking of the Mirror Herb, introduced in Scarlet and Violet, which allows Egg Moves to be inherited in a picnic without needing to produce offspring. This can pass on TM moves if they also happen to be Egg Moves (e.g. Shroodle's Toxic). The Mirror Herb does not exist in BDSP.

Pokemon breeding (Bulbapedia)

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I believe OP is referring to this feature for passing egg moves between parents

> In Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if two Pokémon of the same species are placed together in the Pokémon Nursery, if one of the Pokémon has an empty move slot and the other knows an Egg Move, the Pokémon with the empty slot will learn the Egg Move. This will occur even if the Pokémon are the same gender.

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Understanding breeding mechanics is my white whale...

Anyways, that's basically what the Mirror Herb does. It doesn't make TM moves any less expendable (and off the top of my head I can't think of any Egg Moves that are also TMs in BDSP).