Is Yanma Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed each turn, and Yanmega via MoveAncient Power evolution is a solid Bug/Flying. The import chain is long though, and Hoenn has native Bug options that don't need trades.
Roxanne's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Yanma resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Yanma 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 Yanma in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Yanma in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Yanma over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Yanma in ORAS
Step 1Yanma ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 10 · Horde battle, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 35. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 35. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Ruin Valley. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Great Marsh. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 35. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Yanmega
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Yanma Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Yanma
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 4x87-104%KO Ember 2x37-46% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Torchic builds →Rock Tomb 4x87-104%KO Ember 2x48-59% Peck 2x28-35% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x183-217%KO Wing Attack 2x92-108%KO Fire Fang 2x65-78% Ice Fang 2x65-78% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x190-225%KO Wing Attack 2x94-113%KO | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x180-212%KO Wing Attack 2x89-106%KO Fire Fang 2x66-78% Ice Fang 2x66-78% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x192-226%KO Wing Attack 2x95-113%KO | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 4x209-247%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-47% Flamethrower 2x40-47% | ||
Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 4x167-198%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-66% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x271-320%KO Thunderbolt 2x63-76% Flamethrower 2x63-76% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x187-220%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO Fire Fang 2x68-80% Ice Fang 2x68-80% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x198-233%KO Wing Attack 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Bastiodon builds →Rock Tomb 4x113-133%KO Thunderbolt 2x50-60% Flamethrower 2x50-60% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x276-325%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% Flamethrower 2x65-77% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x191-225%KO Fly 2x141-166%KO Fire Fang 2x69-81% Ice Fang 2x69-81% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x201-238%KO Wing Attack 2x100-119%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Lairon builds →Rock Slide 4x206-244%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-67% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x397-468%KO Fly 2x178-210%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 4x461-543%KO Fire Blast 2x79-93% Thunderbolt 2x64-76% Blizzard 2x79-93% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x313-369%KO Fly 2x140-165%KO Fire Fang 2x68-80% Ice Fang 2x68-80% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x361-425%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x373-439%KO Fire Blast 2x61-72% Thunderbolt 2x50-60% Blizzard 2x61-72% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x392-462%KO Fly 2x176-208%KO | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 4x533-628%KO Fire Blast 2x45-54% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Blizzard 2x45-54% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x305-360%KO Fly 2x139-164%KO Fire Fang 2x66-78% Ice Fang 2x66-78% | ||
Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x357-420%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-85% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 4x322-378%KO Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Fire Blast 2x73-86% Thunderbolt 2x60-71% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x694-817%KO Fire Blast 2x78-92% Thunderbolt 2x64-75% Ice Beam 2x64-75% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 4x531-625%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-84% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x402-473%KO Fly 2x181-213%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x313-369%KO Fly 2x141-167%KO Fire Fang 2x68-81% Ice Fang 2x68-81% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x244-288%KO Ancient Power 4x151-178%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Yanma with Ice Shard (86-102%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (350-412%). Volcarona's Flamethrower also KOs at 153-180%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Weavile builds →Knock Off69-82% Ice Shard 2x86-102%KO Pursuit43-51% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rhyperior builds →Stone Edge 4x350-412%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain10-13% Flamethrower 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x97-114%KO Thunderbolt 2x124-146%KO Shadow Ball37-44% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Staraptor builds →Close Combat15-18% Double Edge94-111%KO U Turn18-21% | ||
Yanma Evolutions
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
ORAS Yanma Best Moveset
Bug/Flying at 75 Sp. Atk and 95 Speed. AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed each turn. AbilityCompound Eyes boosts accuracy. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Yanmega one evolution away adds 116 Sp. Atk and AbilityTinted Lens.
Best Build
Yanma best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Air Slash
- Signal Beam
- Ancient Power
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Yanma is capable of seeing 360 degrees without having to move its eyes. It is a great flier that is adept at making sudden stops and turning midair. This Pokémon uses its flying ability to quickly chase down targeted prey.
Yanma Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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. Best used as a pivot.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 5BW
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 8SwSh
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