Yanma is meant to evolve into Yanmega . At 390 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Yanma weak to?

In Sun & Moon, watch for Aerodactyl (Rock), Arcanine (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Yanma. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Yanma?

Speed Boost is what you want on Yanma. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Compound Eyes, Frisk) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Yanma worth using.

What role does Yanma play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Yanma is leaning toward the special side (base 75 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.

For Sun & Moon, you can run Yanma through the first few routes without issues. 390 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Yanmega as fast as you can.

Yanma - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Pivot

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Sp. Atk carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Clear Wing Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 1 Speed EV per KO.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack65

Defense45

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def45

Speed95

Total390

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight38.0 kg

Base XP78

Abilities

Speed Boost

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

Compound EyesTop Pick

Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

FriskHA

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

No Sun Moon entries available

Its frail wings are so thin that one can see clear through them. However, during flight these wings exhibit the power to churn air with force enough to launch a house skyward.

Legends: Arceus

Yanma Weakness

Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying moves hit Yanma for super-effective damage. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.

Yanma Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Yanma in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Volcanion FireWater	A
Fire is super effective against YanmaView Volcanion →
Tapu Koko ElectricFairy	A
Electric is super effective against YanmaView Tapu Koko →
Togekiss FairyFlying	A
Flying is super effective against YanmaView Togekiss →
Mamoswine IceGround	A
Ice is super effective against YanmaView Mamoswine →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Rock deals 4x damage to YanmaView Rhyperior →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Yanma doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need knowing a specific move to push it forward to Yanmega. The evolved forms gain up to 125 total stats over Yanma. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#193Yanma

Knows Ancient Power

#469Yanmega

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Yanma

BugFlying

Yanmega

BugFlying

86+21

ATK

76+11

DEF

86+41

SP.ATK

116+41

SP.DEF

56+11

SPE

BST

390D-Tier

515B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Yanma easily with 77 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Double-Edge, Feint, Feint Attack and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Yanma Best Moveset

Compoundeyes and Eviolite give Yanma staying power beyond its evolution stage. Timid nature boosts Speed, flexible EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Compound Eyes

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Yanma

Timid+SPE

Yanma best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Spe

Support Moveset

ToxicUtility
TailwindUtility
Bug BuzzSTAB
HypnosisUtility

Recommended Teammates

AccelgorExcellent

NidokingExcellent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Yanma picks up Double-Edge and Feint only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Bug Buzz and Leech Life while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Foresight

———40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 11

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 14

Sonic Boom

D—9020Normal

Lv 17

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 22

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 27

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 30

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 33

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 38

Hypnosis

S—6020Psychic

Lv 43

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 46

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 49

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Lv 54

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 57

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C20010010Grass

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

S—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Feint+2

D3010010Normal

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Leech Life

C8010010Bug

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Egg

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Egg

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Yanma can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

C609525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 2

Curse

C——10Ghost

Gen 4

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Gen 6

Flash

D—10020Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

Gen 4

Swift

D60—20Normal

How to Get Yanma in Sun & Moon

Yanma doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Gold, Crystal, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Yanma is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Yanma Guide

Yanma is meant to evolve into Yanmega. At 390 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Sun & Moon, watch for Aerodactyl (Rock), Arcanine (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Yanma. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Speed Boost is what you want on Yanma. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Compound Eyes, Frisk) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Yanma worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Yanma is leaning toward the special side (base 75 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.
For Sun & Moon, you can run Yanma through the first few routes without issues. 390 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Yanmega as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Yanma spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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