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Yanma ヤンヤンマ Yanyanma
Artwork from G/S/C
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Type	Bug / Flying
Species	Clear Wing Pokémon
Height	3′11″ (1.2m)
Weight	83.8 lbs. (38.0kg)
Abilities	Speed Boost
	Compoundeyes
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	147 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	75
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Yanma (Japanese: ヤンヤンマ Yanyanma) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Yanma are large red dragonfly Pokémon. They have a long thin abdomen and a comparatively short thorax. It has three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings with red bands on them. Its head is mostly red as well save for its very large bright green eyes. These eyes take up most of the space of its head. It has exceptional vision.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It can use its compound eyes to see completely around it, and uses this to capture prey and avoid predators. It also can flap its wings very fast to generate shockwaves, which can break glass. Yanma's trademark attack seems to be SonicBoom, as seen in the anime and Pokédex.

Behavior

Habitat

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Yanma were very rare except when there would be a occasional swarm of them.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Yanma first appeared in Wings n' Things. It was (carelessly) breaking glass in a town.

Yanma also made a cameo in Pikachu's PikaBoo.

A Yanma appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple, under the ownership of Forrester Franklin.

One will also appear in DP080.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

A trio of Yanma are accidentally let loose in Volume 12, causing minor chaos at Indigo Plateau.

In the TCG

Main article: Yanma (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	If it flaps its wings really fast, it can generate shock waves that will shatter windows in the area.
	Silver	Its large eyes can scan 360 degrees. It looks in all directions to seek out insects as its prey.
	Crystal	It can see in all directions without moving its big eyes, helping it spot attackers and food right away.
	Stadium 2	If it flaps its wings really fast, it can generate shock waves that will shatter windows in the area.
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	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.
	Emerald	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.
	FireRed	Its large eyes can scan 360 degrees. It looks in all directions to seek out insects as its prey.
	LeafGreen	If it flaps its wings really fast, it can generate shock waves that will shatter windows in the area.
IV	Diamond	Its eyes can see 360 degrees without moving its head. It won't miss prey, even those behind it.
	Pearl	Its eyes can see 360 degrees without moving its head. It won't miss prey, even those behind it.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Route 35
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Route 35
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Rare	Ruin Valley
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Miror B.'s Hideout (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Great Marsh
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Back Yard
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 18 Endless Level 38 Forever Level 18 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Silent Chasm (1F-8F) Pitfall Valley (9F-15F) Remains Island (B9-B15)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Union Highway
Everyone's Pokémon Ranch	Random trade with Yukari *

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	65
Defense:	45
SpAtk:	75
SpDef:	45
Speed:	95

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 4× Fire: 2× Electric: 2× Ice: 2×	Fighting: ¼× Ground: 0× Bug: ½× Grass: ¼×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Yanma is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

Generation II (Gold/Silver) Level Move Type Start Tackle Foresight 6 Quick Attack 13 Double Team 19 SonicBoom 25 Detect 31 Supersonic 37 Swift 43 Screech

Generation II (Crystal) Level Move Type Start Tackle Foresight 6 Quick Attack 13 Double Team 19 SonicBoom 25 Detect 31 Supersonic 37 Wing Attack 43 Screech

Generation III (RSE) Level Move Type Start Tackle Foresight 6 Quick Attack 13 Double Team 19 SonicBoom 25 Detect 37 Uproar 43 Wing Attack 49 Screech

Generation III (FRLG) Level Move Type Start Tackle Foresight 7 Quick Attack 12 Double Team 17 SonicBoom 23 Hypnosis 28 Detect 34 Uproar 39 Wing Attack 45 Supersonic 50 Screech

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Tackle Foresight 6 Quick Attack 11 Double Team 14 SonicBoom 17 Detect 22 Supersonic 27 Uproar 30 Pursuit 33 AncientPower 38 Hypnosis 43 Wing Attack 46 Screech 49 U-turn 54 Air Slash 57 Bug Buzz

By TM/HM

Game	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Snore
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM29		Psychic	Psychic
TM30		Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM39	Swift
TM40		Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43	Detect	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief	Thief
TM47		Steel Wing	Steel Wing
TM51			Roost
TM58			Endure
TM60			Drain Punch
TM62			Silver Wind
TM70			Flash
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM85			Dream Eater
TM87			Swagger
TM89			U-turn
TM90			Substitute
HM05	Flash	Flash	Defog

By breeding

Move	Father
Faint Attack	Gligar, Gliscor Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon
Feint	Heracross Trapinch
Leech Life	Paras, Parasect Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Nincada, Ninjask Kricketune
Reversal	Heracross
Signal Beam	Venonat, Venomoth Volbeat
Silver Wind	Butterfree, Venomoth Ledyba, Ledian Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Mothim
Whirlwind	Butterfree, Beautifly Dustox Masquerain
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.4%	Friend Area: Mist-Rise Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Front, sides, and to the back--there's nothing my eyes don't see.
26%-50% HP	Urf... My health is reduced to half.
1%-25% HP	I'm crashing down... My wings are barely moving...
Level Up	There! My level's gone up!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut x2

Evolution

Basic Yanma

Level up with AncientPower Yanmega

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 193.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 193 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 193 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 193.png
	Image:Spr 3r 193 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 193 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 193 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 193 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 193.png		Image:Spr 4p 193.png
			Image:Spr 4p 193 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 193 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Yanma images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Yanma weighs exactly the same as the male player character in Diamond and Pearl, as seen in the weight comparison feature of the Pokédex.
• Even though Yanma is said to generate shock waves from its wings, it cannot learn Shock Wave. This is probably because the attack Shock Wave is an electrical shock, while the shock waves that Yanma generates are similar to SonicBoom.
• Yanma has a head similar to the head of Caterpie.
• Yanma is the first Pokémon to learn moves later than its evolved form.

Origin

It is, as its name suggested, based on an ancient dragonfly because of its size and weight. It also seems to have an airplane-like tail.

Name origin

Yanma's name is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, which is in turn 蜻蜓 yanma, large dragonfly, partially doubled.

In other languages

• German: Yanma
• French: Yanma
• Korean: 왕자리 Wangjari

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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