Is Yanmega Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Level up Yanma knowing Ancient Power. Bug/Flying with AbilitySpeed Boost raising Speed every turn. The Gen 4 evolution makes the Yanma line dangerous. Strong special Attack combined with automatic Speed increases. Available from Route 35 Yanma.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Yanma trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Yanmega's defenses.
Chuck's team hits Yanmega's weaknesses hard.
Jasmine's team hits Yanmega's weaknesses hard.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Yanmega trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Yanmega resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanmega resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanmega trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Yanmega resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Yanmega trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Yanmega resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Yanmega has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Yanmega resists most of Karen's coverage and hits back hard.
Yanmega trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Yanma
Catch Yanma on Route 35 (walking, Lv 12, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Clair
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- LV 43FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 49BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 54FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 57BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Yanma to Yanmega
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Morty, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 19)
- LV 19BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Clair
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- LV 49BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 54FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 57BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Yanmega in HeartGold & SoulSilver
You're catching Yanma first, not Yanmega. Yanma appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
Wild Yanmega may be holding when caught:
Wide Lens (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a magnifying lens that slightly boosts the accuracy of moves.Catch Yanma at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Yanmega.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Yanma
- 2Evolve YanmegaAfter Ancient Power learned
Badge 3How to Obtain Yanmega in HGSS
To get Yanmega, start by catching Yanma through walking encounters at Lv. 12. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Yanmega ✓
How to Get Shiny Yanmega in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Yanmega evolves once it learns AncientPower, so breed a Yanma Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and teach it that move. Compare Shiny Yanmega odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Yanmega Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Yanmega already selected.
Yanmega Weakness
Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying moves hit Yanmega 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. Yanmega's physical bulk (base 86 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Yanmega Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Yanmega
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanmega View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x99-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x66-78% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanmega View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x138-162%KO Thunder Fang 2x41-49% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yanmega View Graveler builds →Rock Tomb 4x89-106%KO Fire Blast 2x53-64% | ||
Yanmega Evolutions
Getting Yanmega requires knowing a specific move, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Yanma. Breed this form to get Yanma eggs (average hatch time). Defense grew the most through evolution (+41 over Yanma), and Yanmega peaks at 515 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Yanmega to get Yanma eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Feint, Feint Attack, Leech Life and 5 more.
HGSS Yanmega Best Moveset
Bug/Flying at 116 Sp. Atk with either AbilitySpeed Boost accelerating every turn or AbilityTinted Lens doubling resisted damage. The moveset is deadly when alive. 25% HP from MoveStealth Rock every switch is the cost of that Bug/Flying typing.
Best Build
Yanmega best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Air Slash
- Bug Buzz
- Hidden Power Ground
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Yanmega misses out on Feint and Feint Attack. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Bug Buzz and Leech Life, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
20 of 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight. The wings on its tail help it stay balanced.
The beat of its wings is so powerful that it accidentally dislodges full-grown trees when it takes off in flight.
Yanmega HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Yanmega as a wallbreaker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Modest on Yanmega. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Yanmega spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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