Yanma

Yanma in the anime

Jessie of Team Rocket caught a Yanma that a young trainer named Tyler had been trying to capture in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, and Giovanni returned it to her after Team Rocket had already gathered a large number of Yanma; when Jessie used it in battle, it learned Ancient Power and evolved into a Yanmega. Yanma also appeared under trainer Zachary Evans in Wings n' Things, where its inability to control the sonic aspect of its wings kept breaking glass in town until Zachary reluctantly abandoned it, and under Forrester Franklin, whose Yanma teamed with an Ariados in a Double Battle against Ash's Pikachu and Treecko. A Yanma also competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition alongside a Bagon in Tag! We're It...!, though the pair lost to Brock's Sudowoodo and Holly's Wingull.

Yanma across the eras

Yanma's earliest cards were the two Neo Discovery Rares illustrated by Atsuko Nishida in 2001, followed by a Skyridge Common from Miki Tanaka. Later eras kept it mostly at Common or Uncommon rarity, with Midori Harada and Shin Nagasawa each illustrating it twice. In the Scarlet & Violet era, Destined Rivals paired a regular Common with an Ayako Ozaki illustration rare.

Cards to know

• Yanma (Neo Discovery #17)

  One of Yanma's earliest cards, a 2001 Neo Discovery Rare illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.

• Yanma (Unseen Forces #50)

  An Unseen Forces Uncommon from Kagemaru Himeno during the EX era.

• Yanma (Triumphant #84)

  A Triumphant Common from the HeartGold & SoulSilver era illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.

• Yanma (Shining Fates #1)

  A Shining Fates Common illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

• Yanma (Destined Rivals #183)

  A Destined Rivals illustration rare by Ayako Ozaki.