Pokémon Database

Move Tutors

Every move tutor by game: what they teach, where to find them and what they charge.

What are move tutors?

Introduced in Pokémon Crystal, move tutors are certain characters throughout the regions that can teach moves to your Pokémon they don't normally learn. Some teach moves for free, while others require some form of payment like colored shards or Battle Points.

Crystal

After completing the game, a move tutor appears in Goldenrod City Game Corner on Wednesdays and Saturdays. He can teach one of the following moves for 4,000 coins.

FireRed & LeafGreen

There are many tutors dotted around Kanto. In most cases, they teach the move that they gave as a TM in the first generation, but is no longer a TM.

Emerald

In Emerald, many moves can be learned at the Battle Frontier in exchange for Battle Points. Additionally a few tutors appear throughout Hoenn - but their moves can only be taught once.

Battle Frontier tutors

Other tutors

Diamond & Pearl

There are two move tutors in Diamond/Pearl: a woman on Route 210 teaches Draco Meteor to any Dragon-type Pokémon; and a tutor on Route 228 teaches moves to any of the 12 starter Pokémon from the various games.

Platinum

In Platinum there are three main move tutors, plus the same two from Diamond/Pearl. The new move tutors require varying amounts of colored shards in return for teaching each move.

Route 212

Snowpoint City

Survival Area

Starter/Dragon tutors

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HG/SS adds several new moves to be tutored. However, instead of shards you now pay with Battle Points from the Battle Frontier. Three guys in a building outside the Battle Frontier will teach the moves. In Blackthorn City, you can also get the moves for your starters or dragon Pokémon, same as Diamond/Pearl/Platinum.

Frontier Access - top left

Frontier Access - top right

Frontier Access - bottom right

Other tutors

Black & White

As the first games of a new generation, Black/White only have a handful of moves that can be tutored, mostly to starter Pokémon.

Black 2 & White 2

There are several move tutors in Pokémon Black & White 2 who require payment in shards. As opposed to Platinum, each tutor requires shards of one colour, which makes things easier.

Driftveil City

Requires Red Shards.

Humilau City

Requires Yellow Shards.

Lentimas Town

Requires Blue Shards.

Nacrene City

Requires Green Shards.

Other tutors

X & Y

As the first games of a new generation, X/Y have the usual few moves that can be tutored for free, mostly to starter Pokémon.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

OR/AS brings back move tutors once again, which re-use the same moves from Black/White 2. All 4 Tutors are located in the west of the Battle Resort, and are shown here ordered from left to right.

Tutor #1

Tutor #2

Tutor #3

Tutor #4

Other tutors

Sun & Moon

As the first games of Generation 7, Sun/Moon include only the basic tutor moves for starters and special Pokémon. These games also introduce a new tutor that teaches Volt Tackle to Pikachu.

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

As usual for upper versions, US/UM has a variety of move tutors teaching moves in exchange for Battle Points (or as some characters refer to it, Beach Points). They can be found on the beaches around Alola.

Big Wave Beach, Melemele Island

Heahea Beach, Akala Island

Ula'ula Beach, Ula'ula Island

Battle Tree, Poni Island

Other tutors

Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee

LGP/LGE introduce a new tutor that teaches special moves to your starter Pikachu or Eevee. They cover a wide variety of types to help through the game. There are two tutors, located in the Celadon City and Fuchsia City PokéCenters.