Yanma (Pokémon)


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Yanma (Japanese: ヤンヤンマ Yanyanma) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into when leveled up while knowing.

Biology
Yanma is a large, red dragonfly Pokémon. Compared to its long, thin abdomen, its thorax is short and wide. It has three pairs of two-toed legs and two pairs of wings with red bands on them. A bright green mask marking covers most of its face, and it has two spikes on top of its head. Its blue eyes can see all around its body allowing it to have a high evasiveness. The end of Yanma's tail has two flat extensions from the sides and two gray spikes in the center.

Yanma is a skillful flier. It can make sudden stops, turn in midair and hover in place by flapping its wings at a high speed. It can also generate shock waves capable of breaking glass by flapping its wings very fast. Yanma is often found in. It hunts insects for food, using its eyesight to spot and its flight abilities to pursue prey. Yanma is also territorial, flitting around to guard its territory.

Jessie's Yanma
In The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, a rookie named Tyler was about to  a Yanma that his  had weakened, when Team Rocket showed up and Jessie caught it instead. They sent it to ; however, already had obtained a large number of Yanma, and so Giovanni returned it to them. When Jessie used Yanma in, it used and evolved into a Yanmega. During this time, another weakened Yanma got away. A third Yanma appeared afterwards, and Tyler finally caught that one.

Other
Yanma debuted in Wings n' Things, under the ownership of Zachary Evans. Because it was breaking glass in a town due to its inability to control its wings' sonic aspect, Zachary reluctantly abandoned it. Yanma was then captured by Team Rocket and used for one of their schemes, but Zachary rescued it and had it blast the trio off.

A Yanma appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple, under the ownership of Forrester Franklin. It battled alongside  in a Double Battle, with the two going up against  and. After a long battle, Ash emerged victorious.

A Yanma appeared in Tag! We're It...!, where it participated in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. It fought alongside a against Brock's Sudowoodo and Holly's, but they were defeated.

Minor appearances
A Yanma made a cameo in Pikachu's PikaBoo.

A Yanma appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias as one of the Pokémon residing in Latios and Latias' garden. Multiple Yanma also appeared in the same movie, where they flew over the Tour de Alto Mare competitors.

A Yanma appeared in That's Just Swellow as one of the participants of the Crossgate PokéRinger competition.

Multiple Yanma appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as some of the Pokémon living in the Tree of Beginning. Also, one appeared in the opening sequence of the movie.

A group of Yanma appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.

A 's Yanma appeared in Tag! We're It...! as a participant in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.

Two Yanma appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). A third Yanma appeared in the follow-up episode.

Multiple Yanma made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

Multiple Yanma appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as some of the many local Pokémon living in Crown City. Three of them surrounded in the park alongside several other Pokémon, with the intent of attacking him in retribution for what  did to the city. Before a fight could break out, the Yanma, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A 's Yanma was seen in Oh, It's Ho-Oh!.

A trio of Yanma was accidentally let loose in Yikes, It's Yanma!, causing minor chaos at the Indigo Plateau by taking an infant hostage. quelled them by taking advantage of their near-360-degree vision with 's Poké Ball and then successfully rescued the child.

A Yanma appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu has a Yanma in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.

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Trivia

 * Yanma weighs exactly the same as . It shares this characteristic with, , , and.
 * Yanma shares the same base stat with its evolved form,.
 * In Generation VII, despite learning Leech Life through breeding, Yanma cannot learn it through TM28. can though.

Origin
Yanma is based on a, possibly the. Because of its size and weight, it might have been inspired by extinct giant dragonflies in the  genus.

Name origin
Yanma and Yanyanma derive from 蜻蜓 yanma (large dragonfly).

Related articles

 * Jessie's Yanma