Malamar-Mega

Malamar-Mega

Dark / Psychic. Rank 87 by usage, on 0.9% of teams, leads 48.6% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

New this regulation: no previous ladder data for this Pokémon.

Moves

  • Superpower91.9%
  • Protect60.7%
  • Trick Room54.1%
  • Knock Off46.9%
  • Night Slash22.8%
  • Skill Swap21.8%
  • Psycho Cut17.6%
  • Throat Chop13.2%

Items

  • Malamarite57.8%
  • Roseli Berry12.2%
  • Leftovers7.3%
  • Sitrus Berry6.5%
  • Choice Scarf4.7%
  • Focus Sash3.2%
  • Iron Ball1.4%
  • Tanga Berry1.0%

Abilities

  • Contrary99.0%
  • Infiltrator0.7%
  • Suction Cups0.2%

Spreads

  • Relaxed 32/32/2/0/0/024.6%
  • Relaxed 32/0/12/0/22/08.5%
  • Relaxed 32/0/2/0/32/08.4%
  • Relaxed 32/32/0/0/2/07.5%
  • Relaxed 32/0/0/0/2/322.4%
  • Relaxed 32/0/32/0/2/02.4%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

Indeedee-FIndeedee-F 40.5%IncineroarIncineroar 29.7%GarchompGarchomp 27.0%MiloticMilotic 21.6%WhimsicottWhimsicott 21.6%KingambitKingambit 18.9%SneaslerSneasler 16.2%SinistchaSinistcha 16.2%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Malamarite, Contrary, Relaxed 32/32/2/0/0/0. Superpower, Protect, Trick Room, Knock Off.

Stats 193 / 154 / 121 / 118 / 140 / 97. Weak to Bug, Fairy. Resists Psychic.

Good against, and why

  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Knock Off 101.5–119.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (34%), 93.8% to OHKO (11%), 18.8% to OHKO (7%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Superpower 93–110.2%, 56.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 56.3% to OHKO (64%), 50% to OHKO (17%), 62.5% to OHKO (7%)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Superpower 92.7–110.7%, 56.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 56.3% to OHKO (17%), 18.8% to OHKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Knock Off 91.5–107.3%, 43.8% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 43.8% to OHKO (20%), 2HKO (11%), 25% to OHKO (6%)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Knock Off 85.7–102%, 6.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (29%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Superpower 81.4–96.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Knock Off 72.9–87.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (20%), 2HKO (11%), 25% to OHKO (10%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Superpower 67.9–80.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (20%), 3HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 16.5% usage
    Knock Off 63.1–75.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (19% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Knock Off 61.8–74.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Superpower 55.4–66.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (14% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Superpower 53.1–63.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (10%), 3HKO (9%), 3HKO (9%)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Knock Off 51.1–61.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (30%), 3HKO (5%), 3HKO (5%)

Threatened by, and why

  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Leech Life 174.1–205.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 159.6–189.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Moonblast 90.2–106.7%, 37.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 37.5% to OHKO (25%), 2HKO (9%), 2HKO (8%)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    U-turn 89.1–105.7%, 25% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 25% to OHKO (25%), 2HKO (9%), 25% to OHKO (8%)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Glaive Rush 72–85.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 70.5–82.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 63.2–75.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 61.1–72%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Close Combat 58–68.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Moonblast 52.8–62.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (25%), 3HKO (9%), 3HKO (8%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 52.8–62.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (25%), 3HKO (9%), 3HKO (8%)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 51.8–61.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (25%), 3HKO (9%), 2HKO (8%)