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malamar
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#687

malamar

Dark Psychic

It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants.

Height
1.5m
Weight
47kg
Generation
Gen VI (XY/ORAS)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup 🔄 Forms ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
86
86
Attack
92
92
Defense
88
88
Sp. Atk
68
68
Sp. Def
75
75
Speed
73
73
Total
482

Abilities (Click for details)

contrary
Normal Ability
suction-cups
Normal Ability
infiltrator

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Bug Fairy

Immunities (×0)

Psychic

Forms

malamar
malamar
 malamar-mega
malamar-mega

Evolution Chain

inkay
inkay
#686
→
malamar
malamar
#687

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 tackle normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 wrap normal physical 15 90 20
Lv.1 peck flying physical 35 100 35
Lv.1 hypnosis psychic status - 60 20
Lv.1 constrict normal physical 10 100 35
Lv.1 reversal fighting physical - 100 15
Lv.1 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Lv.4 reflect psychic status - - 20
Lv.8 foul-play dark physical 95 100 15
Lv.9 payback dark physical 50 100 10
Lv.12 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.12 pluck flying physical 60 100 20
Lv.13 psywave psychic special - 100 15
Lv.15 psybeam psychic special 65 100 20
Lv.18 hypnosis psychic status - 60 20
Lv.18 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.21 psybeam psychic special 65 100 20
Lv.21 slash normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.23 switcheroo dark status - 100 10
Lv.24 night-slash dark physical 70 100 15
Lv.27 payback dark physical 50 100 10
Lv.27 psycho-cut psychic physical 70 100 20
Lv.31 light-screen psychic status - - 30
Lv.33 switcheroo dark status - 100 10
Lv.35 pluck flying physical 60 100 20
Lv.37 foul-play dark physical 95 100 15
Lv.39 psycho-cut psychic physical 70 100 20
Lv.43 slash normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.46 night-slash dark physical 70 100 15
Lv.47 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Lv.48 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
cut normal physical 50 95 30
flamethrower fire special 90 100 15
psybeam psychic special 65 100 20
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
thunderbolt electric special 90 100 15
toxic poison status - 90 10
psychic psychic special 90 100 10
double-team normal status - - 15
light-screen psychic status - - 30
reflect psychic status - - 20
swift normal special 60 - 20
flash normal status - 100 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
protect normal status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
baton-pass normal status - - 40
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
psych-up normal status - - 10
future-sight psychic special 120 100 10
torment dark status - 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
taunt dark status - 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
trick psychic status - 100 10
skill-swap psychic status - - 10
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
fake-tears dark status - 100 20
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
calm-mind psychic status - - 20
gravity psychic status - - 5
payback dark physical 50 100 10
embargo dark status - 100 15
fling dark physical - 100 10
dark-pulse dark special 80 100 15
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
nasty-plot dark status - - 20
trick-room psychic status - - 5
psyshock psychic special 80 100 10
round normal special 60 100 15
stored-power psychic special 20 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
disable normal status - 100 20
destiny-bond ghost status - - 5
acupressure normal status - - 30
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
bind normal physical 15 85 20
snore normal special 50 100 15
spite ghost status - 100 10
role-play psychic status - - 10
superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
snatch dark status - - 10
signal-beam bug special 75 100 15
block normal status - - 5
foul-play dark physical 95 100 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
foul-play crunch focus-punch swords-dance
malamar's physical attacker moveset, STAB moveknock-off high power, paired withfocus-punchbetter coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
malamaras a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
malamaras a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
malamaras a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.