‹ #686 Inkay

Mega Malamar

#687 (Kalos)

#688 Binacle ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Psychic

Boosted in Fog and Windy weather

Mega Malamar weaknesses

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

256%

160%

Resistances

Mega Malamar is triply resistant to Psychic-type moves.

24%

Best moveset for Mega Malamar

The best moves for Mega Malamar are Psycho Cut and Psybeam+ 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

Psybeam+ Mega

68DPS

Defending

Peck

10DPS

Psybeam+ Mega

68DPS

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 temporarily evolves 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

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

Events

Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Global

28th Feb

Summary

Mega Malamar is a Dark & Psychic Pokémon. It is weak to Bug and Fairy moves. Malamar's best moveset is Psycho Cut & Psybeam+ and it has a Max CP of 3,554.

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
Psybeam+ Mega	170	1	2.04
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

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+ Mega	60	45	1.6
Psybeam	70	60	1.4

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	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	13.7	100%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	13.7	100%
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	11.6	85%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	11.1	81%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	11.1	81%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	10.2	74%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	10.2	74%
Peck 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	9.8	71%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	9.5	69%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	9.5	69%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.2	67%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.2	67%
Peck 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	9	66%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	9	65%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	9	65%
Peck 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.6	63%
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	8.2	60%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8	59%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	4.2	100%
Peck 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.6	86%
Peck 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	3.5	82%
Peck 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.4	81%
Peck 10 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	3.3	78%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	3.2	77%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam+ Mega 68 DPS	3.2	77%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.8	67%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.8	67%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.7	65%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.7	65%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.6	62%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.6	62%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	2.6	61%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	2.6	61%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	59%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	44%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	44%

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+ Mega 1.6 DPE	12	10	83%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Psybeam+ Mega 1.6 DPE	10	9.6	79%
Peck 4 EPT	Psybeam+ Mega 1.6 DPE	12	9.4	78%
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%

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

Top Mega Malamar counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Malamar Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Vikavolt (Shadow)

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

0.99
2
Scizor (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

1.01
3
Escavalier (Shadow)

Bug Bite

Megahorn

1.04
4
Volcarona

Bug Bite

Bug Buzz

1.04
5
Golisopod (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

1.05

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and Fell Stinger+.

All Mega Malamar counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		208
Defense		222
Stamina		200

Max HP

Level 40	169
Level 50	180

Average size

Height	2.9 m
Weight	69.8 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,347
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,796
Level 30 Max wild	2,695
Level 40	3,143
Level 50	3,554

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,245
Level 35 (wild)	2,919