Is Yamask Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Ghost that evolves to Cofagrigus for 145 Defense and AbilityMummy disabling contact abilities. Banette with a Mega and Dusclops with Eviolite cover Ghost natively though.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's Pokemon outpace and outclass Yamask here.
Winona's typing presses Yamask's defenses.
Yamask has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's Pokemon outpace and outclass Yamask here.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Yamask's weaknesses hard.
Yamask trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Yamask cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Yamask in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Yamask. The 2-stage line runs through Yamask, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 34 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Yamask in ORAS
Yamask is your first catch on the way to Yamask. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 36-38 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Yamask ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CofagrigusMirage Spots - Area 27Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage SpotsLv.36-38GrassRate 20%or evolve from Yamask (Step 1)
Yamask Weakness
Type-wise, Yamask takes extra damage from Ghost and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Yamask Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Yamask
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x64-76% Feint Attack 2x56-66% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x73-86% Thief 2x42-51% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x114-134%KO Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x47-57% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x114-135%KO Shadow Claw 2x56-67% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x81-96% Shadow Claw 2x47-56% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x126-149%KO Shadow Claw 2x62-74% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x116-137%KO Shadow Claw 2x67-80% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x116-137%KO Shadow Ball 2x88-105%KO | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x106-125%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x124-146%KO Shadow Claw 2x61-72% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x113-134%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x113-134%KO Shadow Ball 2x87-103%KO | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x104-123%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x125-147%KO Shadow Claw 2x62-73% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x117-137%KO Shadow Claw 2x68-80% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x115-135%KO Shadow Ball 2x89-105%KO | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x105-123%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Yamask with Knock Off (114-134%). Chandelure threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (138-163%).
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x114-134%KO Ice Shard35-41% Pursuit 2x71-83% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Yamask View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x138-163%KO Energy Ball52-61% Fire Blast94-111%KO Flamethrower77-91% | ||
Yamask Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Yamask grows into Cofagrigus through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Yamask easily with 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ally Switch, Disable, Endure and 7 more to offspring.
ORAS Yamask Best Moveset
Ghost at 85 Defense. AbilityMummy replaces the opponent's ability on contact. The moveset fires from 55 Sp. Atk at pre-evolution power. Cofagrigus one evolution away adds 145 Defense and 95 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Yamask best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Curse
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Hex
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ally Switch and Disable aren't available any other way for Yamask, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Shadow Ball and Hex for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves. Each retains memories of its former life.
Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
Yamask Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Yamask through the first few routes without issues. 303 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Cofagrigus as fast as you can.
Yes. Galarian Yamask is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Black & White, Yamask has appeared in 8 titles over 6 generations. Along the way, it received a Galarian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves