How to get Yanma & Yanmega in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players may be wondering how to get Yanma and Yanmega in-game. Luckily for them, all of the locations and instructions you need are on this page.
The Sinnoh region is one of the most popular in the franchise’s history and with the Gen 4 remakes, that’s been made possible on Nintendo Switch. WhileBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlhave been described as “faithful” remakes by their own developers, not everything is the same. Some locations will vary, and while methods have largely been untouched, there’s no guarantee even returning players will remember some of these specific evolution methods. So, let’s take a look at how to get both Yanma and Yanmega crossed off your Pokedex.
Where to find Yanma in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Spawn location
Yanma doesn’t spawn in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl until youunlock the National Pokedex.Here’s how to do that.
Once the National Pokedex has been unlocked,Yanma starts to spawn at the Great Marshover in Pastoria City. To earn an encounter with the Pokemon, you can use the walking method and use binoculars.
How to evolve Yanma to Yanmega
Yanma evolved into Yanmega in a really different way to most Pokemon. To trigger the evolution process, you need tolevel up Yanma to at least level 33,learn the move Ancient Power, and then level it up again.
Using a Rare Candy item is probably the easiest way to do this. For allRare Candy locations, click here.
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