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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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 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 Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Bastiodon RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Yanma Ancient Power 4x 130-157%KO View Bastiodon builds →
Rampardos Rock	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Yanma Ancient Power 4x 152-183%KO View Rampardos builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Rollout 4x 109-130%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Rollout 4x 109-130%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Yanma Rollout 4x 87-104%KO View Onix builds →

Legends: Arceus 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Yanma Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Yanma gets Bug Buzz and Leech Life for same-type damage, and Normal and Rock coverage and more rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 11

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 18

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 25

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 34

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 43

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

TM Moves

Yanma can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Yanma doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Leech Life

C8010010Bug

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Legends: Arceus Yanma Locations

decent spawn rates across 4 locations for Yanma in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Yanma in Legends: Arceus

4 walking spots from walking for Yanma. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.

Droning Meadow

Grass

Uncommon

Gapejaw Bog

Grass Swamp

Uncommon

Heavenward Lookout

Grass

Uncommon

Ursa's Ring

Grass

Uncommon

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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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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