‹ #686 Inkay

Malamar

#687 (Kalos)

#688 Binacle ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Psychic

Boosted in Fog and Windy weather

Malamar weaknesses

Malamar is weak to Fairy-type moves, and doubly weak to Bug-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Malamar is triply resistant to Psychic-type moves.

24%

Best moveset for Malamar

The best moves for Malamar are Psycho Cut and Foul Play when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Psywave and Superpower deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Psycho Cut

9.6DPS

Foul Play

42DPS

Defending

Peck

10DPS

Foul Play

42DPS

Trainer Battles

Psywave

4EPT

Superpower

2.13DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Inkay family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Malamar evolves from Inkay for 50 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Malamar.

Inkay

Malamar

Mega Malamar

You must hold your phone upside down to evolve Inkay into Malamar.
Evolving Mega Malamar costs 300 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 60 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Malamar:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Malamar, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Malamar is a Dark & Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Inkay. It is weak to Bug and Fairy moves. Malamar's best moveset is Psycho Cut & Foul Play and it has a Max CP of 2,667.

About

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

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Peck	10	10	10
Psycho Cut	4	14	9.6
Psywave	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Superpower	85	2	1.7
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Psybeam	65	2	1.56
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.5
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
Max Airstream from Peck	250	300	350
Max Mindstorm from Psycho Cut, Psywave	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Psycho Cut	4	2	2.4	4.5
Peck	6	2	3	4
Psywave	3	1	3.6	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Superpower ▼ att ▼ def	85	40	2.13
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Hyper Beam	150	80	1.88
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Psybeam	70	60	1.4
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	9.7	100%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	9.7	100%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	8.9	92%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	8.9	92%
Peck 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	8.5	88%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.3	85%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.3	85%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8	83%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8	83%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	7.8	81%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	7.8	81%
Peck 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	7.8	81%
Peck 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	7.5	77%
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	7.1	74%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7	72%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	52%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	52%
Peck 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.7	49%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.1	100%
Peck 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	3	96%
Peck 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3	95%
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	2.8	91%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.5	79%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.5	79%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.4	76%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.4	76%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.3	72%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.3	72%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	2.3	72%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	2.3	72%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	69%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	52%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	52%
Peck 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	47%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	34%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	34%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Psywave 4 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	10	12.1	100%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	10	12	99%
Peck 4 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	10	11.5	95%
Psywave 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	11.4	94%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	11.2	92%
Psywave 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	20	11.1	92%
Psywave 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	91%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	18	10.8	90%
Peck 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	10.8	89%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	89%
Peck 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	20	10.5	87%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	86%
Psywave 4 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	15	9.2	76%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	14	8.7	72%
Peck 4 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	16	8.6	71%
Psywave 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	34%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	30%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	25%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Malamar?

Malamar is weak to Fairy moves, and doubly weak to Bug moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Vikavolt (Shadow)

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

0.43
2
Scizor (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.45
3
Pinsir (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.45
4
Volcarona

Bug Bite

Bug Buzz

0.46
5
Escavalier (Shadow)

Bug Bite

Megahorn

0.46
6
Golisopod (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.47
7
Pheromosa

Bug Bite

Bug Buzz

0.47
8
Genesect (Burn Drive)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.49
9
Genesect (Chill Drive)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.49
10
Genesect (Douse Drive)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

0.49

The best counter to Malamar is Vikavolt (Shadow) with Bug Bite and X-Scissor, followed by Scizor (Shadow), Pinsir (Shadow) and Volcarona. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and Fell Stinger+.

The top Malamar counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Malamar's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		177
Defense		165
Stamina		200

Max HP

Level 40	169
Level 50	180

Average size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	47 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,011
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,347
Level 30 Max wild	2,022
Level 40	2,359
Level 50	2,667

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,685
Level 35 (wild)	2,190