Forms
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Malamar
Overturning Pokémon
It’s said that Malamar’s hypnotic powers played a role in certain history-changing events.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight47.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate80
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
86
Attack
92
Defense
88
Sp. Atk
68
Sp. Def
75
Speed
73
Total
482
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Contrary RestTalk
- Item
- Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- Careful
- EVs
- 252 HP / 188 SpD / 68 Spe
- Tera
- PoisonFightingSteel
Evolution
Lv. 30
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Malamar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Malamar.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constrict | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 9 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Psywave | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 31 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Malamar can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
