Malamar
DarkPsychic
Base stats
HP86
Atk92
Def88
SpA68
SpD75
Spe73
BST482
Abilities
- Primary
- Contrary
- Secondary
- Suction Cups
- Hidden
- Infiltrator
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 73 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Pivoting
- Baton Pass
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Nasty Plot, Calm Mind
Status
- Toxic
- Sleep (Spore / Sleep Powder / Hypnosis / Dark Void)
- Hypnosis
Anti-setup
- Topsy-Turvy
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Taunt
- Trick / Switcheroo
- Trick, Switcheroo
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
- Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas)
- Future Sight
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect, Light Screen
Moves — National Dex
96 of 96 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises a random stat of the user or an ally by 2. | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Ally Switch | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | User and ally swap positions; using again can fail. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | User switches, passing stat changes and more. | |
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents the target from switching out. | |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Camouflage | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Changes user's type by terrain (default Normal). | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Constrict | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100 | 35 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | No additional effect. | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 | If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints. | |
| Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 | For 5 turns, the target's item has no effect. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Expanding Force | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | User on Psychic Terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2. | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10% chance to burn the target. | |
| Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's accuracy by 1. | |
| Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Raises the target's Sp. Atk by 1 and confuses it. |