Is Yanma Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Breed-only Bug/Flying. AbilitySpeed Boost raises Yanma's Speed every turn, making it faster each round. The base stats are too low to capitalize though. Bug is Special in Gen 3 and Yanma's Special Attack is modest. Speed gimmick, no punch. No evolution in Gen 3.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Yanma here.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with 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.
Winona's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Yanma in Emerald
Yanma buzzes onto no route in Emerald. The roster lists it as breed-only, yet no parent spawns in the region, so a hatched Yanma still traces back to one you migrate in from another game.
Yanma cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Yanma in Emerald
Yanma is skipped by Hoenn's routes, so trade one over from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it patrols Ruin Valley on the Sevii Islands; its shiny form buzzes into Emerald none the worse for the trip. See every game where Shiny Yanma can be hunted
Shiny Yanma Evolution
Does Not EvolveYanma 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Yanma Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Yanma
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Fly 2x133-156%KO Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x198-233%KO Ancient Power 4x171-202%KO Fly 2x150-177%KO Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Rock Tomb 4x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-83% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x165-194%KO Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Fire Blast 2x80-94% Ice Beam 2x64-75% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 4x218-256%KO Overheat 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x183-216%KO Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x220-259%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-86% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x233-275%KO Rock Slide 4x151-177%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x191-225%KO Fire Blast 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x52-61% Thunderbolt 2x52-61% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x226-266%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x158-186%KO Fire Blast 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x71-84% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Yanma Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Yanma. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Yanma easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Leech Life, Reversal, Signal Beam and 2 more to offspring.
E Yanma Best Moveset
Yanma gains Speed every turn through AbilitySpeed Boost, eventually outpacing the entire format. The moveset suffers from 65 Attack and 75 Sp. Atk, which means the accelerating Speed has no offensive power to accelerate. A fast Pokemon that cannot threaten anything it outruns.
Best Build
Yanma best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Reversal
- Hypnosis
- Substitute
- Hidden Power Flying
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 and Signal Beam while coverage across 7 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can see 360 degrees without moving its eyes. It is a great flier capable of making sudden stops and turning midair to quickly chase down targeted prey.
Yanma Emerald Guide
Yanma isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Yanma has 390 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Emerald, use Yanma as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Jolly on Yanma. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Yanma spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters 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 7Let's Go
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
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