TMs, Techinal or Technique machines, are really odd things indeed. By using the data contained in each disk, one is able to unlock powers within Pokemon that they didn't know they had. Of course, every TM doesn't work on every Pokemon. They have to have an energy path within them that leads to the particular move. It's what makes Normal Pokemon so valuable; their type energy contains several spectrums that lead to many odd and powerful attacks. With it, you can make a Normal Pokemon a dangerously unpredictable weapon, and it lets you make Pokemon of other types even stronger by showing them how to better control their own powers.

The only reason I'm even bringing them up is because it helps to see my father's lectures on paper when I make a decision. I have a lot of TMs, but I've kept myself from using them for several reasons. One of them is that they're valuable, and in a pinch I can sell them. They break once I invoke them, and most are too rare to come by more than once! And finally... I don't know, I guess I am just afraid that using these things will hurt my Pokemon in some way. Probably not, I know, and there has never been an instance where a TM has done anything more than what you expect it to do, but still...

But I recently got one for Pluck. I'm about to enter the nearby woods, and I know there is bound to be bug and grass types. In order to be affective against them, my Prinplup will have to be in top form, and the only effective move against the green ones will be his newly aquired Metal Claw, which I discovered he had when he quartered one of our berries to share with everyone. He's loving his new body, I can tell, but Metal Claw won't be that effective against Bugs.

His Peck will... but Peck isn't all that powerful. Pluck is better, and has the added benefit of stealing the opponent's berry. With his newfound fruity lust, I think he'd appreciate it! Pluck is powerful because it is a directly targeted Peck, capable of hitting something as small as a berry on a Pokemon's body.

I'll talk to him about it later. For now, I have to make it to the forest, and Cole is getting restless. Apparently, he's wanting to evolve too, what with Sarah and Royal taking their forms up to the next level so early in our adventure.

Time to get to work!