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Malamar Team Builder

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

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Malamar at a glance

Generation

Gen 6

Types

Dark / Psychic

Roles

Coverage

Base stat total

482

Species

Malamar

Form

Base form

Availability

Generation estimate

Version records

0

Malamar brings a Dark/Psychic typing and a 482 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's weaknesses

BugFairy

What Malamar resists

No listed resistances.

Immune to

Psychic

Where you can use Malamar

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.

Best teammates for Malamar

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Malamar'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

  • Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to bug and fairy.

Malamar forms compared

Malamar MegaMega: dark / psychic, +100 base stat total.