Malamar #0687 Shadow
| Max CP | L402359L502667L51 · Best Buddy2698 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | May 14, 2025May 6, 2026 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Malamar takes 256% from Bug, and 160% from Fairy moves.
Shadow Malamar is a Dark/Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Bug and weak to Fairy.
It reaches 2667 CP at level 50, or 2698 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Psycho Cut with Foul Play.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsychicPsycho Cut | DarkFoul Play | 11.7 | 176 | |
| PsychicPsywave | DarkFoul Play | 11.7 | 176 | |
| 3 | FlyingPeck | DarkFoul Play | 10.6 | 158 |
| 4 | PsychicPsycho Cut | NormalHyper Beam | 10.2 | 152 |
| 5 | PsychicPsywave | NormalHyper Beam | 10.2 | 152 |
| 6 | PsychicPsycho Cut | FightingSuperpower | 9.9 | 148 |
| 7 | PsychicPsywave | FightingSuperpower | 9.9 | 148 |
| 8 | PsychicPsycho Cut | PsychicPsybeam | 9.5 | 141 |
7 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PsychicPsywave | PsychicPsybeam | 9.5 | 141 |
| 10 | FlyingPeck | FightingSuperpower | 9.2 | 138 |
| 11 | FlyingPeck | NormalHyper Beam | 9.1 | 136 |
| 12 | FlyingPeck | PsychicPsybeam | 8.8 | 132 |
| 13 | FlyingPeck | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 90 |
| 14 | PsychicPsycho Cut | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 90 |
| 15 | PsychicPsywave | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 90 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | Flying | 10 | 10 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 | |
| Psywave | Psychic | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 100 | 4.0s | 37.5 | 1.50 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 50 | 2.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Superpower | Fighting | 85 | 50 | 3.0s | 28.3 | 1.70 | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 50 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.30 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | Flying | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Psywave | Psychic | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superpower | Fighting | 85 | 40 | 2.13 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | 65 | 40 | 1.63 | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 70 | 60 | 1.17 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+61.3 eDPS - 2
Mega HeracrossBugFury CutterBugMegahorn53.4 eDPS - 3
Shadow VikavoltBugBug BiteBugX-Scissor46.8 eDPS - 4
Mega PinsirBugFury CutterBugX-Scissor46.8 eDPS - 5
PheromosaBugBug BiteBugBug Buzz46.7 eDPS - 6
Shadow ScizorBugFury CutterBugX-Scissor44.5 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 95910/10/10 | 101115/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 127910/10/10 | 134715/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 159910/10/10 | 168515/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 20080/0/0 | 235915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 22700/0/0 | 266715/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 22970/0/0 | 269815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1011 | 860 |
| Level 20 | 1347 | 1147 |
| Level 25 | 1685 | 1434 |
| Level 30 | 2022 | 1721 |
| Level 35 | 2190 | 1864 |
| Level 40 | 2359 | 2008 |
| Level 45 | 2510 | 2137 |
| Level 50 | 2667 | 2270 |
| Level 51 | 2698 | 2297 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.5 m · 47 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Malamar in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/9 | 1500 | 24.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 2/14/14 | 1500 | 24 | 99.94% |
| #3 | 1/15/14 | 1496 | 24 | 99.93% |
| #4 | 1/15/15 | 1499 | 24 | 99.93% |
| #5 | 0/12/12 | 1499 | 24.5 | 99.75% |
| #6 | 0/13/11 | 1499 | 24.5 | 99.60% |
| #7 | 0/9/15 | 1496 | 24.5 | 99.46% |
| #8 | 1/8/15 | 1500 | 24.5 | 99.45% |
| #9 | 0/14/9 | 1496 | 24.5 | 99.44% |
| #10 | 0/14/10 | 1500 | 24.5 | 99.44% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2420 of 4,096, with 94.57% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2/14/13 | 2497 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 2/15/12 | 2498 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 1/15/13 | 2490 | 51 | 99.99% |
| #4 | 1/15/14 | 2496 | 51 | 99.99% |
| #5 | 1/14/15 | 2495 | 51 | 99.99% |
| #6 | 0/15/15 | 2488 | 51 | 99.98% |
| #7 | 2/15/14 | 2495 | 50.5 | 99.96% |
| #8 | 2/14/15 | 2494 | 50.5 | 99.96% |
| #9 | 1/15/15 | 2487 | 50.5 | 99.95% |
| #10 | 3/15/15 | 2500 | 50 | 99.92% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1006 of 4,096, with 96.40% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.