BST 482. These bars are the in-game combat stats, scaled against the highest value in the current roster.
Malamar is a rare Dark / Psychic Pokémon from Kalos with a base stat total of 482. Its first move, if you are not given a starter kit, is Bite. Level-up cards only offer moves from its types plus the shared Normal pool.
The run starts with Bite (Mordisco in the game). A dark melee bite. The default starter move for Dark-types.Later cards can offer any move of Dark / Psychic plus every Normal move.
| Move | Type | Kind | Evolves into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackle | Normal | melee | Take Down |
| Quick Attack | Normal | dash | Extreme Speed |
| Swords Dance | Normal | buff | — |
| Agility | Normal | buff | — |
| Harden | Normal | buff | — |
| Confusion | Psychic | projectile | Psycho Charge |
| Psybeam | Psychic | beam | Future Sight |
| Psychic | Psychic | nova | Vast Force |
| Body Slam | Normal | melee | Giga Impact |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | nova | Boomburst |
| Bite | Dark | melee | Crunch |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | nova | Snarl |
| Night Shade | Dark | aura | Nightmare |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | boomerang | Psychic Fangs |
| Substitute | Normal | turret | Double Team |
Incoming damage uses this softened chart. Two types multiply, then the result is clamped between ×0.30 and ×2.40. A yellow damage number in-game means the hit is above ×1.05.
No. Malamar joins the collection from the Kalos gacha, or as a wild shiny if you defeat one.
Malamar is Dark / Psychic. Attack type follows the move, not the Pokémon, so a Normal move such as Tackle still deals Normal damage.
Yes. A wild Malamar is shiny at 1/4096, and a gacha copy is shiny at 1/100. Defeating the wild shiny adds it to the collection.
No. Malamar can appear in waves. If its BST sits in a boss band, it can also be one of the five timed bosses.