#0687

Malamar

Overturning Pokémon

Dark Psychic

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About

It’s said that Malamar’s hypnotic powers played a role in certain history-changing events.

Shield 1 of 6

Abilities

Contrary

Inverts stat changes.

Suction Cups

Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.

Infiltrator Hidden ability

Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.

Height: 1.5 m 4′11″
Weight: 47.0 kg 103.6 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	86	282–376
Attack	92	170–311
Defense	88	162–302
Sp. Atk	68	126–258
Sp. Def	75	139–273
Speed	73	135–269
Total	482

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 4×: Bug
Weak 2×: Fairy
Immune: Psychic

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: FightingPoisonPsychicGhost
Not very effective ½×: Dark

Evolution

#0686 Inkay DarkPsychic

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#0687 Malamar DarkPsychic

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
1	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Normal	Physical	15	90%	20
9	Payback STAB Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
12	Pluck If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Flying	Physical	60	100%	20
15	Psybeam STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
18	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
21	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
24	Night Slash STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
27	Psycho Cut STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Psychic	Physical	70	100%	20
33	Switcheroo User and target swap items.	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
37	Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
42	Topsy-Turvy Inverts the target’s stat modifiers.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
47	Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Dark Pulse STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Expanding Force STAB If Psychic Terrain is active and the user is grounded, this move hits all opposing Pokemon and has its power incrased by 50%.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fake Tears Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Fling STAB Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Future Sight STAB Hits the target two turns later.	Psychic	Special	120	100%	10
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Knock Off STAB Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Lash Out STAB Power doubles if the user had a stat stage lowered this turn.	Dark	Physical	75	100%	5
Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Physical	85	100%	10
Lunge Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage.	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Psychic Noise STAB The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.	Psychic	Special	75	100%	10
Psyshock STAB Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Stored Power STAB Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief STAB Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop STAB Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100%	20

Move

Type

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Attack
Catch rate: 80
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 169
Growth rate: Medium

Breeding

Egg groups: Water1, Water2
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)