Elite Redux LeafGreen
#687

Malamar

The Overturning Pokémon

Dark Psychic

It lures prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids. It forces others to do whatever it wants.

Base stat total
482
Height
1.5 m
Weight
47 kg
Catch rate
80

Base stats

482 total
HP 86 313 376
Atk 92 198 311
Def 88 190 302
SpA 68 154 258
SpD 75 167 273
Spe 73 163 269

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Bug 4× Fairy 2×
No effect
Psychic 0×

The other 15 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Infiltrator Passes through barriers. Analytic Moving last boosts power. Sharpness Strengthens slicing moves.
Innate always active, all of them Hypnotist Hypnosis accuracy is 90% when used by this Pokemon. Contrary Inverts stat changes. Suction Cups Firmly anchors the body.

Evolution line

Inkay Inkay BST 288
Malamar Malamar BST 482 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Infiltrator new Analytic Sharpness now innate Contrary Suction Cups
Innates added Hypnotist

Details

Height
1.5 m
Weight
47 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Water 1, Water 2
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
80
Base exp
169
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Blue

Moves

16 level-up · 0 egg · 107 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
4 Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
8 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
12 Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
13 Psywave Psychic Special 40 100 15
15 Topsy-Turvy Dark Status — ∞ 20
18 Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
21 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
23 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100 10
27 Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
31 Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
35 Pluck Flying Physical 60 100 20
39 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 20
43 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
46 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
48 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acupressure Normal Status — ∞ 30
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Ally Switch Psychic Status — ∞ 15
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Bind Normal Physical 35 100 20
Block Normal Status — ∞ 5
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bulk Up Fighting Status — ∞ 20
Calm Mind Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Camouflage Normal Status — ∞ 10
Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 10
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Comet Punch Normal Physical 15 100 10
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Destiny Bond Ghost Status — ∞ 5
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Embargo Dark Status — 100 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Expanding Force Psychic Special 80 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fake Tears Dark Status — 100 20
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Flatter Dark Status — 100 15
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Future Sight Psychic Special 120 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Gravity Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Guard Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Heal Block Psychic Status — 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100 5
Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Nasty Plot Dark Status — ∞ 20
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Octolock Fighting Status — 100 15
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
Pluck Flying Physical 60 100 20
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Power Split Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
Psychic Noise Psychic Special 75 100 10
Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 20
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psyshock Psychic Special 80 100 10
Psywave Psychic Special 40 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Role Play Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Simple Beam Normal Status — 100 15
Skill Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snatch Dark Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stored Power Psychic Special 20 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Switcheroo Dark Status — 100 10
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
Telekinesis Psychic Status — ∞ 15
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Topsy-Turvy Dark Status — ∞ 20
Torment Dark Status — 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10
Trick Room Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Wrap Normal Physical 35 100 20
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Inkay instead.