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Malamar

Rank 80

Malamar build and set

DarkPsychic
Usage
0.8%Up 0.2 points from the previous window
Brought
75.7%
Leads
60.0%
Mega Evolves
35.7%
Win rate
37.8%
▼ 12.2 pts below 50%
28.5% – 48.1% · 90 games

5,298 battles · 24 h · updated 5 min ago

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Recommended build

Mega Malamar

DarkPsychic

Contrary

MalamariteSassy+SpD −Spe

  • FightingPhysicalSuperpower
  • DarkPhysicalKnock Off
  • PsychicStatusSkill Swap
  • NormalStatusProtect
HP
193
32
Atk
122
0
Def
110
2
SpA
118
0
SpD
189
32
Spe
97
0

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

Showdown paste

Malamar @ Malamarite
Ability: Contrary
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Superpower
- Knock Off
- Skill Swap
- Protect

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Sassy

    +SpD−Spe

    11.0%Most used
    • HP32
    • Atk0
    • Def2
    • SpA0
    • SpD32
    • Spe0

  2. Relaxed

    +Def−Spe

    9.4%
    • HP32
    • Atk0
    • Def12
    • SpA0
    • SpD22
    • Spe0

  3. Jolly

    +Spe−SpA

    5.8%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

Not enough data

Moves

Revealed in 53 games

  • FightingPhysicalSuperpower52.8%
  • DarkPhysicalKnock Off39.6%
  • PsychicStatusTrick Room24.5%
  • NormalStatusProtect22.6%
  • PsychicStatusSkill Swap18.9%
  • PsychicPhysicalPsycho Cut13.2%
  • DarkPhysicalThroat Chop9.4%
  • NormalStatusBaton Pass1.9%
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  • PsychicSpecialExpanding Force1.9%
  • DarkPhysicalFoul Play1.9%
  • NormalStatusHelping Hand1.9%
  • DarkPhysicalLash Out1.9%
  • PoisonPhysicalPoison Jab1.9%
  • NormalPhysicalSlash1.9%
  • PsychicSpecialStored Power1.9%
  • PsychicStatusTrick1.9%

Items

Revealed in 34 games

30-day trend0.3% – 0.8%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Not enough data

Teams with Malamar

Not in any of the most used teams yet.

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Malamar is on 0.8% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 80. Its most seen moves are Superpower, Knock Off and Trick Room. The most revealed item is Malamarite. It usually teams up with Garchomp and Indeedee-F. It is brought in 76% of its games and leads in 60%.