Is it worth it to use Yanmega in Pokemon Platinum?

I recently restarted my copy of Platinum, and midway through the game I decided I wanted to use a Yanmega on my team. This was mostly because it’s pretty cool looking to me, which yeah I know is a terrible way to build an effective team, but I also did it because my team had some pretty big weaknesses to Psychic and Dark in particular, and I figured a speedy Bug type with an above average Special Attack would help my cause. However, upon looking into it further, I realized that almost all of Yanma/Yanmega’s level up moves are base 60 power or lower, and it doesn’t get some truly good STAB moves until it hits level 54 (Bug Buzz & Air Slash), which means I’d be going through most the game with a Pokemon whose only good move till that point is Slash, which isn’t even a special move. But I feel like once it DOES hit that level 54, it’ll be a force to be reckoned with. I’ve been puzzling this over for a while, before I decided to bring the question here, so should I scrap it and look for another Pokemon to fit my team, or would it be worthwhile to keep it on my team and weather it out until I hit the point where it can be more effective?

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Other good Pokemon that can cover psychic and dark include Weavile (if you’re willing to teach it brick break) and Gallade.

Unfortunately, Yanmega isn’t a really reliable option. It’s speed and Special Attack May be high, but it’s weaknesses and other low stats like Special Defense might be a danger to him.

I see you want a Pokémon to counter strong Psychic and Dark types, instead of a Bug type, which not take Drapion? This Pokémon incredibly helped me with the league.He’s got a nice movepool, nice stats, and has only one weakness, is immune to Psychic type moves, resists Dark type ones and can even counter them!

So, if you’re interested, Skorupi can be caught in the Great Marsh in Pastoria city, and here’s a moveset for Drapion.

DrapionAbility :- Sniper

Moves :-

Crunch/Night Slash- Drapion gets Crunch at level 49, while a juicier option is Night Slash, which, paired with Sniper can OHKO easily. Drapion can be taught Night Slash as breeding move, and his parents can be… Yanmega himself!

Cross Poison/Poison Fang- While you’ll have to wait longer to get Cross Poison (level 59), Poison Fang is available quite early.

Ice Fang- Coverage against Ground types, his only weakness, and a few other types as well.

X-Scissor- A powerful Bug type is all what Drapion needs to sweep Dark types, while taking little damage.

NOTE :- In my moveset, I mentioned two moves that have higher chance of critical hit, if you are willing to breed Skorupi (for Night Slash) and level up to 59 (for Cross Poison), you could make him hold Razor Claw, for higher chance of critical hit.With this trick, and with Sniper, each of both moves has 1/4 chance of critical hit, one critical hit inflicting 3 times more damage as a regular move would do (due to Sniper). Imagine how he could wreck Lucian’s team( Psychic type) in Elite Four.