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Malamar Mega Team Builder

Malamar Mega is a Gen 6 Dark / Psychic Pokemon. In this team builder, it is best treated as a popular, wall, or coverage option while you check how the rest of the team covers its weaknesses. Start with Malamar Mega, then use the builder to see what teammates help cover the rough spots.

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Malamar Mega at a glance

Generation

Gen 6

Types

Dark / Psychic

Roles

Popular, Wall, Coverage

Base stat total

582

Species

Malamar

Form

Mega

Availability

Generation estimate

Version records

0

Malamar Mega brings a Dark/Psychic typing and a 582 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Bug and Fairy hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Malamar Mega's weaknesses

BugFairy

What Malamar Mega resists

No listed resistances.

Immune to

Psychic

Where you can use Malamar Mega

Pokemon ShowdownX & YUltra Sun & MoonSword & ShieldScarlet & VioletLegends Z-A
  • Availability is estimated from generation data and should be checked against the exact game before final planning.
  • Planning contexts include X & Y, Ultra Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, Scarlet & Violet, Legends Z-A.
  • Special forms may require a battle-only transformation, item, location, DLC, transfer, or event condition.

Best teammates for Malamar Mega

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Malamar Mega's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

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Team pitfalls when building around Malamar Mega

  • Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to bug and fairy.
  • Defensive Pokemon still need offensive partners; avoid building a team that cannot pressure key types.

Malamar forms compared

MalamarBase form: dark / psychic, -100 base stat total.