Malamar #0687

The Overturning Pokémon

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Typing	DarkPsychic
Abilities	Contrary - Ability 1 Suction Cups - Ability 2 Infiltrator - Hidden
Classification	The Overturning Pokémon
National ID	#0687

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Bug

Weak x2

Fairy

Immune x0

Psychic

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	86		146—193
Attack	92	87—129	97—144	106—158
Defense	88	83—126	93—140	102—154
Sp. Attack	68	65—108	73—120	80—132
Sp. Defense	75	72—114	80—127	88—139
Speed	73	70—112	78—125	85—137
Total	482	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

Inkay

DarkPsychic

At Level 30

(Hold console upside down)

Malamar

DarkPsychic

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1 Water 2
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	2560
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	1.5 m (4'11")
Weight	47.0 kg (103.6 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

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Malamar via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

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.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Malamar as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acupressure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Malamar as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Expanding Force	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Malamar via TM in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM002	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM008	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM008	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM009	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM017	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM018	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM020	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM021	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM025	Psyshock	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM026	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM026	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM029	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM034	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM034	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM037	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM039	Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM047	Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM049	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM057	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM059	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM061	Guard Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM068	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM069	Psycho Cut	70	100	Psychic	Phys.
TM070	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM079	Retaliate	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM081	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM082	Stored Power	20	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM083	Ally Switch	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM095	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM097	Brutal Swing	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM098	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Inkay (#0686)

Sneasel (#0215)