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Malamar - #687Pokemon GO

TYPE
Dark / Psychic
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
3KM

Malamar

It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants.

Dex No

#687

Capture Rate

20%

Flee Rate

10%

New Move

50000 50

Malamar Weaknesses and Strengths

Malamar is a dual-type Pokemon of types Dark and Psychic. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Fairy 160%
Bug 256%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Psychic 24.4%

Best Moves for Malamar in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Malamar.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Psycho Cut Foul Play 52.00376.73
Psycho Cut Hyper Beam 49.47345.92
Peck Foul Play 52.00336.65
Psycho Cut Super Power 38.33325.71
Peck Hyper Beam 49.47316.11
Psycho Cut Psybeam 36.25312.44
Peck Super Power 38.33299.71
Peck Psybeam 36.25288.30

All Moves for Malamar

Below are all the moves that Malamar can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Hyper BeamCharged15039.473800ms-100
PsybeamCharged7021.883200ms-50
Foul PlayCharged70422000ms-50
Super PowerCharged8528.333000ms-50
PeckQuick10101000ms10
Psycho CutQuick58.33600ms8

Malamar Evolution


Inkay
Requires
50x Candy

Malamar

Best Malamar Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Malamar Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Malamar in a raid.

#127
Mega Pinsir

Mega Pinsir

TTK: 585.20

Bug Bite
X Scissor
#637
Volcarona

Volcarona

TTK: 624.50

Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
#127
Shadow Pinsir

Shadow Pinsir

TTK: 652.10

Bug Bite
X Scissor
#212
Mega Scizor

Mega Scizor

TTK: 663.20

Fury Cutter
X Scissor
#123
Shadow Scyther

Shadow Scyther

TTK: 668.20

Fury Cutter
Bug Buzz
#212
Shadow Scizor

Shadow Scizor

TTK: 685.60

Fury Cutter
X Scissor
#589
Escavalier

Escavalier

TTK: 715.00

Bug Bite
Megahorn
#738
Vikavolt

Vikavolt

TTK: 732.90

Bug Bite
X Scissor
#469
Yanmega

Yanmega

TTK: 746.40

Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
#873
Frosmoth

Frosmoth

TTK: 748.90

Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
#127
Pinsir

Pinsir

TTK: 763.10

Bug Bite
X Scissor
#851
Centiskorch

Centiskorch

TTK: 772.50

Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
#214
Heracross

Heracross

TTK: 772.60

Struggle Bug
Megahorn
#123
Scyther

Scyther

TTK: 781.00

Fury Cutter
Bug Buzz
#212
Scizor

Scizor

TTK: 801.20

Fury Cutter
X Scissor
#768
Golisopod

Golisopod

TTK: 811.20

Fury Cutter
X Scissor
#632
Durant

Durant

TTK: 828.60

Bug Bite
X Scissor
#716
Xerneas

Xerneas

TTK: 841.40

Geomancy
Megahorn
#545
Scolipede

Scolipede

TTK: 846.20

Bug Bite
Megahorn
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 863.40

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent

Other Malamar Forms

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Malamar

Malamar

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