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 Gen 9 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.
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Nasty Plot, Calm Mind
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 — Gen 9
65 of 65 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. | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | User switches, passing stat changes and more. | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 | Uses target's Attack stat in damage calculation. | |
| Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Hits two turns after being used. | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | 5 turns: no Ground immunities, 1.67x accuracy. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 | Causes the target to fall asleep. | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | 1.5x damage if foe holds an item. Removes item. | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | 75 | 100 | 5 | 2x power if the user had a stat lowered this turn. | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. | |
| Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 | 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | |
| Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. |