Malamar

No. 0687 · Gen 6

Malamar weakness and type

Hit MALAMAR with Bug for 4× damage. Fairy also deal 2×.

Moves against Malamar

4×Hits hardest
2×Super effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Bug deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Malamar

Abilities

  • ContraryNo change to type matchups
  • Suction CupsNo change to type matchups
  • InfiltratorNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP86
  • Attack92
  • Defense88
  • Sp. Atk68
  • Sp. Def75
  • Speed73
  • Total482

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.
JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Malamar gives 2 Attack EVs.

Calculate Malamar's stats

How Malamar evolves

InkayDarkPsychic
  • Level 30 with the console upside down
    MalamarDarkPsychic
All evolutions

What Malamar can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
PsychicFuture Sightsame typeSpecial120
FightingSuperpowerPhysical120
DarkFoul Playsame typePhysical95
FireFlamethrowerSpecial90
ElectricThunderboltSpecial90
WaterLiquidationPhysical85
BugLungePhysical80
PoisonPoison JabPhysical80
RockRock SlidePhysical75
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60
GrassTrailblazePhysical50

Type counters to Malamar

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.

Other forms