Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Yanmega
HS—Triumphant · #98 · Rare Prime · 2010
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From
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Market reference
$25.51
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare Prime
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · Prime
- Evolves from
- Yanma
- Illustrator
- Noriko Hotta
- Pokédex #
- 469
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Yanmega plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Sonicboom) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Yanma; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Yanmega
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Yanmega?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Insight
If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, the attack cost of each of Yanmega's attacks is 0.
GCLinear Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
GGCSonicboom — 70
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Yanmega has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Yanmega ex — Destined Rivals
Played in 39 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $44.99 | $58.99 | $184.70 | $25.51 | $99.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.75 |
| 7-day average | €8.08 |
| 30-day average | €9.29 |
| Low | €2.49 |
| Trend price | €8.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.53 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Yanmega is real?
Yanmega is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Yanmega worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Yanmega is $25.51; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Yanmega from?
Yanmega is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Yanmega?
Yanmega is a Rare Prime card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Yanmega printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
