Is Yanma Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed every turn, one of the best abilities in Gen 3. On a Pokemon with bad stats and no evolution in Gen 3, it's wasted. Speed Boost Yanma is a preview of what Ninjask already does natively in RS.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Yanma here.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Yanma's defenses.
Winona's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
Yanma has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace'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.
Steven's team hits Yanma's weaknesses hard.
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 Roxanne
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Granite Cave
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- 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
- LV 43FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
How to Get Yanma in Ruby & Sapphire
With the dragonfly skipping the region entirely, Yanma has no Hoenn encounter and only arrives by trade.
Yanma cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
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 Ruby & Sapphire
Yanma shows up nowhere in Sapphire, so a shiny snagged at Ruin Valley in FireRed or LeafGreen is the only one you can bring over. 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
 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 | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 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 | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x192-227%KO Rock Slide 4x133-156%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x136-161%KO Rock Tomb 4x85-100%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanma View Salamence builds →Fly 2x136-161%KO Rock Tomb 4x131-154%KO Fire Blast 2x130-153%KO | ||
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.
RS Yanma Best Moveset
95 base Speed that gets faster every turn through AbilitySpeed Boost, eventually outspeeding everything. Offensive stats too low to exploit the growing advantage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Speed without damage.
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
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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yanma isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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
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