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Are you wondering how to evolve Yanma into Yanmega in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? This powerful dragonfly-like Pokemon is one of many that has a special evolution. In other words, you won’t be able to evolve this Pokemon without first meeting a prerequisite.
If you want to evolve Yanma, it will be useful to check out our special evolutions in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet guide. If you are preparing for the DLC, you can snag a free Shiny Lucario before starting it.
Let’s travel across the world to the land of Kitakami and find ourselves a Yanma to evolve in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
How to get Yanma in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Before you can evolve this Pokemon, you first need to get your hands on Yanma. Yanma became available as part of the Teal Mask DLC. You can find Yanma in the following locations in the Kitakami area.
- Kitakami Road – Fields near the bus stop
- Apple Hills
- Kitakami Wilds
- Southwest Wistful Fields
- Oni Mountain – Center of the region
- Tera Raids
This bug Pokemon will appear mostly during the day and will be levels five to eight if you go to the DLC area during the campaign or levels 55 – 70 if you go there during the postgame.
Be sure to hit check summary after catching a Yanma to see what moves it knows and what nature it has. If you are lucky, it will know the move Ancient Power.
Did you know?
Yanma is a strong bug and flying type Pokemon that first appeared during generation II. Later on, Yanmega appeared in generation IV with stronger stats.
How to evolve Yanma into Yanmega in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
If you want to evolve the Yanma you caught into Yanmega, you need to teach the Pokemon the move Ancient Power. Normally, it will learn this move at level 33.
If your Pokemon doesn’t know Ancient Power, you can go to the summary page, select the change moves option, and make it relearn the move. Once your Yanma knows the move Ancient Power, all you need to do is level it up. This can be done using Rare Candy, EXP Candies, or by battling trainers. As soon as your Pokemon levels up, it should evolve into Yanmega.
Both Pokemon don’t have the greatest learnset but you can teach Yanmega Bug Buzz and Air Slash for greater damage output.
That is everything you need to know about evolving this Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet. There are plenty of other Pokemon to evolve. Check out how to evolve Gligar into Gliscor in Scarlet and Violet. You might also be interested in knowing how to evolve Scyther into Scizor.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet evolve Yanma – FAQ
When does Yanma learn the move Ancient Power?
Yanma learns the Ancient Power move at level 33. You can also use a TM to teach the move early.
Where can you find Yanma in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
Yanma was added in the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask DLC. Therefore, it can only be found in Kitakami.
What are some other good moves to teach Yanma?
Other good moves that Yanma can learn include Air Slash, Bug Buzz, and Double-Edge.
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