#0469
Yanmega
Ogre Darner Pokémon
Extremely violent. When hunting, it wastes none of its energy, aiming only for prey's most vulnerable spots. Any who manage to tame this Pokémon must be of incredible bravery.
Details
Height1.9 m
Weight51.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate30(8.8%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP180
Base stats
HP
86
Attack
76
Defense
86
Sp. Atk
116
Sp. Def
56
Speed
95
Total
515
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Yanmega
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
level up
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Yanmega can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 6 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 11 | Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 14 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 14 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | Sonic Boom Inflicts 20 points of damage. | Normal | Special | — | 90 | 20 |
| 17 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 18 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 22 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 27 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Bug | Status | — | 95 | 40 |
| 33 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 38 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 46 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 49 | U-turn User must switch out after attacking. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Yanmega can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Yanmega.
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“Yanmega”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/yanmega.
Species data from PokéAPI.