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Malamar's Type

DARK

PSYCHIC

Malamar's Pokédex #s

National #: 687

Galar #: 291

Armor #: 109

Crown #: --

Malamar's Base Stats

HP:: 86

Attack:: 92

Defense:: 88

Sp. Atk:: 68

Sp. Def:: 75

Speed:: 73

Total:: 482

Misc. Info

Height:: 4'11" (1.5m)

Weight:: 103.6 lbs. (47 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Water 2

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 169

Catch Rate:: 80

Base Happiness:: 70

Malamar's Abilities

Here are what abilities Malamar can possibly have, along with their effects.

Contrary: Raises Malamar's stats whenever its stats are lowered and lowers its stats whenever they are raised.

Suction Cups: Prevents Malamar from being switched out of battle by other Pokémon's moves or effects.

Infiltrator: Malamar's moves ignore Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard on the target.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Malamar's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: BUG

2×: FAIRY

immune: PSYCHIC

Malamar's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Malamar evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Inkay: starting form

Malamar: Lv. 30+ w/ holding Switch upside-down

Malamar's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Malamar can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Malamar learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Reversal Does more damage when Malamar's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
1	Wrap Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	90%	20	One Target
9	Payback Does double damage if Malamar attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
12	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Malamar consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
15	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
18	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
21	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
24	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
27	Psycho Cut Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	PSYCHIC	70	100%	20	One Target
33	Switcheroo Switches Malamar's held item with the target's.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
37	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Malamar's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
42	Topsy-Turvy Changes all positive stat modifiers on the target to negative stat modifiers and all negative stat modifiers to positive stat modifiers.	DARK	--	--	20	One Target
47	Superpower Lowers Malamar's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Malamar can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM21	Rest Malamar restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Malamar from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Malamar is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM47	Fake Tears Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Malamar attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Malamar's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM61	Guard Swap Malamar swaps any modifiers to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM69	Psycho Cut Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	PSYCHIC	70	100%	20	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Malamar can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR02	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Malamar's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Malamar's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Malamar's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR29	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR39	Superpower Lowers Malamar's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Malamar's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Malamar's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Malamar's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR82	Stored Power Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Malamar has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	PSYCHIC	20	100%	10	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Malamar for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Malamar can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Malamar.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Destiny Bond If Malamar is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Acupressure Raises a random stat (including Accuracy and Evasion) by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User or Ally

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Malamar can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Expanding Force If used during Psychic Terrain, Expanding Force does 50% more damage and additionally targets both enemy Pokémon if in a Double Battle instead.	PSYCHIC		80	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Lash Out If Malamar's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK		75	100%	5	One Target

Malamar's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Malamar's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Malamar's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Malamar is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	282	313	345	376	86
Attack	189	220	252	283	92
Defense	181	212	244	275	88
Sp. Atk	141	172	204	235	68
Sp. Def	155	186	218	249	75
Speed	151	182	214	245	73
Total					482

Where to Find Malamar in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Malamar, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Malamar in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Malamar

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Malamar By Evolution

Evolves from Inkay at level 30. When Inkay gains the level, you have to hold the Nintendo Switch upside-down in handheld mode (it will not evolve while docked) while the battle ends and then it will evolve. (In earlier games, the Nintendo 3DS needs to be held upside-down instead.)

Pokédex Entries for Malamar

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It lures its prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids.