Unlimited copies of TM08 Bulk Up can be purchased from the TM seller at the Battle Frontier’s Exchange Service Corner. They cost 48 BP each, and this is the only location in the game where you can get the TM.
Bulk Up is a non-damaging, Fighting-type status move that increases the user’s Attack and Defense stats by one stage.
TM08 Bulk Up Location
Unlimited copies of TM08 Bulk Up can be purchased at the Battle Frontier. You can only access this area after you’ve defeated the Elite Four at least once.
The Battle Frontier building is located to the northeast of the Pokémon Center in the Battle Zone’s Fight Area.
After entering the building here, cut through the Entrance Hall and head through the door to the north.
In the middle of the Main Hall will be several kiosks making up a central marketplace. This is the Exchange Service Corner.
Speak to the clerk at the southeastern kiosk (the one with the red and white striped canopy).
Scroll through her inventory until you find the TM08 Bulk Up listing.
Each copy of TM08 Bulk Up costs 48 BP. You’ll only get BP from winning at the Battle Frontier’s various facilities.
Bulk Up Details and Uses
Bulk Up is a non-damaging Fighting-type status move that boosts the user’s Attack and Defense stats by one stage each.
| Bulk Up Move Details | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighting |
| Category | Status |
| Power | — |
| Accuracy | —% |
| PP | 20 (max. 32) |
Bulk Up is a well-rounded stat-boosting move, since it affects both Attack and Defense stats.
It can be seen as a safer alternative to a move like Swords Dance, which raises the user’s Attack stat by two stages but leaves its Defense stat unchanged.
So Bulk Up essentially achieves the beneficial effects of Curse (when used by a non-Ghost-type Pokémon), without Curse’s drawback of lowering the user’s Speed stat by one stage.
It is important to remember that Bulk Up will not alter a Pokémon’s Special Attack stat, so only physical attack moves will benefit from the stat increase.
Miscellaneous information about Bulk Up:
- Although it is not recommended due to the costliness of the TM, a copy of TM08 can be resold for 750 PokéDollars.
- If Bulk Up is used in a Pokémon Contest, it earns the user no Appeal Points, but the user’s Appeal Points will double with the next move.
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