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Malamar

Overturning Pokémon

Dark

PsychicGen VI · Kalos

Height: 1.5 m
Weight: 47.0 kg
Total: 482

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Description

Gazing at its luminescent spots will quickly induce a hypnotic state, putting the observer under Malamar’s control.

Pokédex text from Sword

Malamar base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total482

What is Malamar weak to?

Weaknesses

Bug×4
Fairy×2

Resistances

None

Immunities

Psychic×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Malamar evolve?

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Inkay

Dark

Psychic

Level 30 with the console upside down

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Malamar

Dark

Psychic

Which moves does Malamar learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90	20
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60	20
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
9	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
12	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
15	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
18	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
21	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
24	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
27	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100	20
33	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	—	100	10
37	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
42	Topsy-Turvy	Dark	Status	—	—	20
47	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM (49)

Moves it learns: By TM (49)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	10
Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
Psychic Noise	Psychic	Special	75	100	10
Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5

Egg move (3)

Moves it learns: Egg move (3)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acupressure	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20

Malamar forms and variants

Mega Malamar
Mega Evolution
DarkPsychic
Total 582 (+100) · 2.9 m · 69.8 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Mega Malamar
HP
86
Attack
102
Defense
88
Sp. Atk
98
Sp. Def
120
Speed
88
Total582
Weaknesses
Bug×4
Fairy×2
Resistances
None
Immunities
Psychic×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
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Which moves does Malamar learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90	20
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60	20
1	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
9	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
12	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
15	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
18	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
21	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
24	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
27	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100	20
33	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	—	100	10
37	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
42	Topsy-Turvy	Dark	Status	—	—	20
47	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM (49)

Moves it learns: By TM (49)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	10
Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
Psychic Noise	Psychic	Special	75	100	10
Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5

Egg move (3)

Moves it learns: Egg move (3)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acupressure	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20

Malamar forms and variants

Mega Malamar

Mega Evolution

Dark

Psychic

Total 582 (+100) · 2.9 m · 69.8 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

102

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

120

Speed

Total582

Weaknesses

Bug×4
Fairy×2

Resistances

None

Immunities

Psychic×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

Contrary