Yamask

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Yamask is a Ghost type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Yamask has a Galarian Form, introduced in Pokémon Sword/Shield, which evolves into Runerigus.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0562
Type	Ghost
Species	Spirit Pokémon
Height	0.5 m (1′08″)
Weight	1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Mummy
Local №	0068 (Black/White) 0124 (Black 2/White 2) 0327 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	61
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Amorphous, Mineral
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	38	186	280
Attack	30	58	174
Defense	85	157	295
Sp. Atk	55	103	229
Sp. Def	65	121	251
Speed	30	58	174
Total	303	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Yamask.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
0						0	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½		2		2

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0562
Type	Ground Ghost
Species	Spirit Pokémon
Height	0.5 m (1′08″)
Weight	1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Wandering Spirit
Local №	0068 (Black/White) 0124 (Black 2/White 2) 0327 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	61
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Amorphous, Mineral
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	38	186	280
Attack	55	103	229
Defense	85	157	295
Sp. Atk	30	58	174
Sp. Def	65	121	251
Speed	30	58	174
Total	303	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Yamask.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
0		2	0	2	2	0	¼

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½	½	2		2

Evolution chart

#0562
Yamask
Ghost

(Level 34)

#0563
Cofagrigus
Ghost

#0562
Yamask
Galarian Yamask
Ground · Ghost

(near Dusty Bowl)

#0867
Runerigus
Ground · Ghost

Yamask changes

In Generations 5-7, Yamask has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Yamask

Black	Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
White	These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life.
Black 2 White 2	These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves. Each retains memories of its former life.
X Omega Ruby	These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves. Each retains memories of its former life.
Y Alpha Sapphire	Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
Sword	It wanders through ruins by night, carrying a mask that’s said to have been the face it had when it was still human.
Shield	The spirit of a person from a bygone age became this Pokémon. It rambles through ruins, searching for someone who knows its face.

Galarian Yamask

Sword	A clay slab with cursed engravings took possession of a Yamask. The slab is said to be absorbing the Yamask’s dark power.
Shield	It’s said that this Pokémon was formed when an ancient clay tablet was drawn to a vengeful spirit.

Moves learned by Yamask

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Yamask learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Yamask Galarian Yamask

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Protect	Normal	—	—
4	Haze	Ice	—	—
8	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
12	Disable	Normal	—	100
16	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
20	Crafty Shield	Fairy	—	—
24	Hex	Ghost	65	100
28	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
32	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
36	Curse	Ghost	—	—
40	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
44	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
48	Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
48	Power Split	Psychic	—	—
52	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Protect	Normal	—	—
4	Haze	Ice	—	—
8	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
12	Disable	Normal	—	100
16	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
20	Crafty Shield	Fairy	—	—
24	Hex	Ghost	65	100
28	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
32	Slam	Normal	80	75
36	Curse	Ghost	—	—
40	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
44	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
48	Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
48	Power Split	Psychic	—	—
52	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Yamask learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Yamask gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Memento	Dark		—	100

Move Tutor moves

Yamask can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Poltergeist	Ghost		110	90

Moves learnt by TM

Yamask is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Yamask Galarian Yamask

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Yamask is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Yamask Galarian Yamask

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Yamask learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Protect	Normal	—	—
5	Disable	Normal	—	100
9	Haze	Ice	—	—
13	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
17	Hex	Ghost	65	100
21	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
25	Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
29	Curse	Ghost	—	—
33	Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
33	Power Split	Psychic	—	—
37	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
41	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
45	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
49	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Yamask learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Yamask gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Crafty Shield	Fairy	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Heal Block	Psychic	—	100
Imprison	Psychic	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Yamask can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Block	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Yamask is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Yamask can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Flash	Normal		—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal		70	100	Generation 6 — TM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Yamask sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal			—		—
Shiny			—	—	—

See all Yamask sprites

Where to find Yamask

Black White Black 2 White 2	Relic Castle
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Breed Cofagrigus
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Route 6
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Yamask questions

what does no guard do in pokemon?

Other languages

English	Yamask
Japanese	デスマス (Desumasu)
German	Makabaja
French	Tutafeh
Italian	Yamask
Spanish	Yamask
Korean	데스마스 (deseumaseu)
Chinese (Simplified)	哭哭面具
Chinese (Traditional)	哭哭面具

English	Spirit Pokémon
Japanese	たましいポケモン
German	Seelen-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Âme
Italian	Pokémon Fatuanima
Spanish	Pokémon Espíritu
Korean	영혼포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	魂宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	魂寶可夢

Name origin

yami: Japanese for ‘darkness’
mask: face covering