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How To Get TM35 Metronome in Pokémon Yellow

by Andrew Brisbane
Scientist who gives you TM35 Metronome
TM35 Metronome
# Location Repeatable?
1 Cinnabar Island. Given to you by a scientist NPC in the Pokémon Lab’s center room. No

TM35 Metronome is given to you by a scientist NPC in the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island. The Pokémon lab is just west of the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center.

The scientist NPC can be found in the center room inside the Pokémon Lab. This room will also have a sign that says “Pokémon Lab R-and-D Room” next to the door.

You can get TM35 at any point after getting HM03 Surf and the Soulbadge.

Prerequisites

This is what you need to do before you can get TM35:

  1. Obtain the Soulbadge by defeating Koga in Fuschia City
  2. Obtain HM03 Surf from the man in the secret house of the Safari Zone in Fuschia City
  3. Have a Pokémon in your party that knows Surf

Getting TM35 Metronome

Starting from the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center, head west until you reach the Pokémon Lab.

Standing in front of the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center / Pokémon Yellow
Standing in front of the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center.

Enter the Pokémon Lab (last building at the end).

Standing in front of the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow
Standing in front of the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island.

After entering the lab, walk east until you reach a set of 3 doors.

Inside the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow
Inside the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island.

Enter the center “R-and-D” room.

Standing in front of the center door inside the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow
Standing in front of the center door inside the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island.

Inside the center room, head northeast towards the scientist NPC in the top right corner of the room.

Inside the “R-and-D” room of the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow
Inside the “R-and-D” room of the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island.

Talk to the scientist NPC. He’ll tell you that he created a cool TM and will then give you TM35 Metronome.

Getting TM35 from the scientist NPC in the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow
Getting TM35 from the scientist NPC in the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island.

Metronome Details + Uses

Metronome Move Details
Type Normal
Power —
Accuracy —
PP 10 (max. 16)
Effect Uses a randomly selected move except for Metronome and Struggle.

Metronome is one of the most interesting and unique moves in the game.

It gives a Pokémon the ability to use nearly every move in the game.

This means your Pokémon could possibly use a powerful or helpful move that it doesn’t naturally learn or currently know.

However, there is an equal chance your Pokémon will end up using a weak or ineffective move.

While Metronome is a fun move to use, the unpredictability and inconsistency of the move makes it ultimately unreliable in battle.

Mr.Mime using Metronome against a wild Drowzee / Pokémon Yellow
Mr.Mime using Metronome against a wild Drowzee.
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A retro game enthusiast since childhood, Andrew aka Andyb is a freelance writer from Canada. From intense games of Tetris to casual Pokémon playthroughs, he loves a wide variety of different genres. He’s also a very passionate musician.

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