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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 a special attacker with base 75 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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

Special

Balanced

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 Eyes

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

Its eyes can see 360 degrees without the Pokémon moving its head. It won’t miss prey— even those behind it.

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Yanma with Stone Edge (760-894%). Mamoswine's Ice Shard also KOs at 118-139%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Yanma Crunch 152-179%KO Stone Edge 4x 760-894%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Yanma Ice Shard 2x 118-139%KO Knock Off 64-75% View Mamoswine builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Double-Edge, Feint, Leech Life and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Yanma Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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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

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 11

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 14

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 17

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 22

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 27

Uproar

C9010010Normal

Lv 30

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 33

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 38

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 43

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 46

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 49

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Lv 54

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 57

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM62

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Leech Life

C8010010Bug

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Yanma can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Yanma in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Yanma in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Legends: ArceusWalking · Gapejaw Bog

Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 a special attacker with base 75 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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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