Yanmega 9/159 · Crown Zenith

Yanmega is Pokédex #469, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Yanmega is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Yanma. In this catalog that name is Yanma (#193).

Yanmega sits at 9/159 in Crown Zenith, position 9 of 160. Before it is 8 Yanma, and after it is 10 Kricketot. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Shoot Through lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. This attack also does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Jet Wing is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight. The wings on its tail help it stay balanced." The regulation mark is F.

Yanmega (#469) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2025. The earliest other card is Yanmega 17/146 in Legends Awakened (2008). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kent Kanetsuna illustrated that card, and KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Yanmega list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith set binder is where a full Crown Zenith set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Yanmega can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.