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 Gold & Silver, 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 role does Yanma play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Yanma is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.

For Gold & Silver, 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.

What are Yanma's strengths?

Yanma's best stat is Speed at base 95. Bug/Flying gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

Yanma - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

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 stat exp 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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

If it flaps its wings really fast, it can generate shock waves that will shatter windows in the area.

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

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

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 Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Thunder Punch 2x 32-39% Ice Punch 2x 32-39% Fire Punch 2x 32-39% Rock Throw 4x 149-175%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 92-108%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 47-56% Fire Punch 2x 32-39% Rock Throw 4x 126-150%KO Rollout 4x 78-92% View Geodude builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 Thunder PunchTM41 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 156-183%KO Fire Punch 2x 110-129%KO Thunder Punch 2x 72-86% Ember 2x 60-71% View Magmar builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Thunder 2x 151-179%KO Thunder Shock 2x 60-71% Rollout 4x 32-39% View Magnemite builds →

Gold & Silver 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

No Evolution

#193YanmaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Yanma easily with 23 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Leech Life, Reversal, Whirlwind 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

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Yanma Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Miracle Seed

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Giga Drain
Wing AttackSTAB
WhirlwindSLOW -6Utility
ReversalCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SmeargleDecent

GengarDecent

TyranitarDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Yanma picks up Leech Life and Reversal only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Leech Life while Normal and Grass coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 7

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 13

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 19

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Lv 25

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 31

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 37

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 43

Screech

D—8540Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

S751005Grass

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

B6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

B—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Egg

Reversal

A—10015Fighting

Egg

Whirlwind-6

A——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Yanma can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Yanma Locations

Yanma tops out at low spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Best Locations to Catch Yanma in Gold & Silver

Route 35

SilverGrass Lv.12 Route

1%Early

Route 35

GoldGrass Lv.12 Route

1%Early

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 Gold & Silver, 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.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Yanma is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.
For Gold & Silver, 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's best stat is Speed at base 95. Bug/Flying gives decent defensive coverage with 4 resistances.

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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Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Learns Rock Throw at Level 11 View Geodude builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Peck 2x 48-60% View Spearow builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Learns Ember at Level 12 View Cyndaquil builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Learns Peck at Level 11 View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 100-118%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 129-153%KO View Geodude builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Peck 2x 33-41% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Damage vs Yanma Ember 2x 43-53% View Cyndaquil builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Yanma Thunder Shock 2x 49-59% View Mareep builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 98-116%KO View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 52-61% Fire Punch 2x 35-42% Rock Throw 4x 131-155%KO View Geodude builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Peck 2x 35-44% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 12 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 115-135%KO Ember 2x 45-53% View Cyndaquil builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Yanma Thunder 2x 123-145%KO Thunder Shock 2x 48-58% View Mareep builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
Obtain MethodCianwood City Gift TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Rollout 4x 33-40% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Fire PunchTM48 Damage vs Yanma Rock Slide 4x 227-267%KO Thunder Punch 2x 33-40% Ice Punch 2x 33-40% Fire Punch 2x 33-40% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 90-107%KO View Onix builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 60-71% Fire Punch 2x 43-51% Rock Throw 4x 147-173%KO Rollout 4x 90-107%KO View Graveler builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Thunder 2x 156-183%KO Thunder Shock 2x 59-70% Rollout 4x 33-40% View Magnemite builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
Obtain MethodCianwood City Gift TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Rollout 4x 32-39% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Fire PunchTM48 Damage vs Yanma Rock Slide 4x 219-258%KO Thunder Punch 2x 32-39% Ice Punch 2x 32-39% Fire Punch 2x 32-39% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Yanma Rock Throw 4x 87-103%KO View Onix builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Fire Blast 2x 58-69% Fire Punch 2x 42-49% Rock Throw 4x 142-168%KO Rollout 4x 87-103%KO View Graveler builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Yanma Thunder 2x 151-177%KO Thunder Shock 2x 57-68% Rollout 4x 32-39% View Magnemite builds →