Malamar #0687

The Overturning Pokémon

Forms:

Champions	See this Pokémon's data in Champions
Typing	DarkPsychic
Abilities	Contrary - Ability 1 Suction Cups - Ability 2 Infiltrator - Hidden
Classification	The Overturning Pokémon
National ID	#0687
Regional ID	#0081

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Bug

Weak x2

Fairy

Immune x0

Psychic

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	86	146—193
Attack	92	87—158
Defense	88	83—154
Sp. Attack	68	65—132
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	73	70—137
Total	482	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

Inkay

DarkPsychic

At Level 30

(Hold console upside down)

Malamar

DarkPsychic

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 2 Water 1
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	4.7 kg (10.4 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	169
Catch Rate	80
Catch Chance	~18.39% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "Its hypnotic powers are dangerously strong. Anyone who falls under Malamar’s control loses their memories surrounding the event." Violet "It flashes the luminescent spots on its body to hypnotize its opponents, gaining total control over them."
Sword "Gazing at its luminescent spots will quickly induce a hypnotic state, putting the observer under Malamar’s control." Shield "It’s said that Malamar’s hypnotic powers played a role in certain history-changing events."
Ultra Sun "When it comes to strong hypnosis, there’s an endless number of people who utilize Malamar for their nefarious deeds." Ultra Moon "It flashes the pattern on its torso to control its prey and draw them in. The edges of its fins are supremely sharp."
X "It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants." Y "It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids."
Alpha Sapphire "It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids." Omega Ruby "It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Malamar via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Wrap	15	90	Normal	Phys.
9	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
12	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
15	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
18	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
21	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
24	Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
27	Psycho Cut	70	100	Psychic	Phys.
33	Switcheroo	—	100	Dark	Stat.
37	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
42	Topsy-Turvy	—	—	Dark	Stat.
47	Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Malamar via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acupressure (Inkay)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Destiny Bond (Inkay)Egg	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Disable (Inkay)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Malamar via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM016	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM041	Stored Power	20	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM054	Psyshock	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM074	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM098	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM110	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM129	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM132	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM134	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM161	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM178	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM185	Lunge	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM217	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM218	Expanding Force	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM228	Psychic Noise	75	100	Psychic	Spec.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VI

X

Evolve

Y

Evolve

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Evolve

Ultra Moon

Evolve

Generation VIII

Sword

Catchable

Shield

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Sword)

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Shield)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Catchable

Generation Champions

Champions

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Inkay(#0686)

Binacle(#0688)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

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Malamar #0687

The Overturning Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

Generation Champions

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites