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Malamar

Rank 87

Malamar build and set

DarkPsychic
Usage
0.7%—
Brought
77.9%
Leads
62.4%
Mega Evolves
32.8%
Win rate
40.1%
▼ 9.9 pts below 50%
34.9% – 45.6% · 319 games

22,594 battles · 30 days · 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 211 games

  • FightingPhysicalSuperpower48.3%
  • DarkPhysicalKnock Off28.0%
  • PsychicStatusSkill Swap25.1%
  • NormalStatusProtect23.7%
  • PsychicStatusTrick Room21.8%
  • PsychicPhysicalPsycho Cut8.5%
  • DarkStatusTopsy-Turvy6.6%
  • PsychicSpecialStored Power3.8%
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  • DarkPhysicalThroat Chop3.8%
  • PsychicStatusTrick2.4%
  • PsychicSpecialExpanding Force1.9%
  • DarkPhysicalFoul Play1.4%
  • RockPhysicalRock Slide1.4%
  • NormalStatusBaton Pass0.9%
  • DarkSpecialDark Pulse0.9%
  • GhostStatusDestiny Bond0.9%
  • NormalStatusHelping Hand0.9%
  • BugPhysicalLunge0.9%
  • PoisonPhysicalPoison Jab0.9%
  • NormalStatusPsych Up0.9%
  • PsychicStatusReflect0.9%
  • NormalStatusAcupressure0.5%
  • NormalStatusDisable0.5%
  • FireSpecialFlamethrower0.5%
  • PsychicSpecialFuture Sight0.5%
  • DarkPhysicalLash Out0.5%
  • DarkStatusMemento0.5%
  • PsychicSpecialPsychic Noise0.5%
  • PsychicStatusRest0.5%
  • NormalStatusScary Face0.5%

Items

Revealed in 126 games

30-day trend0.3% – 0.8%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Not enough data

Teams with Malamar

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Malamar is on 0.7% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (30 days), ranking 87. Its most seen moves are Superpower, Knock Off and Skill Swap. The most revealed item is Malamarite. It usually teams up with Garchomp and Indeedee-F. It is brought in 78% of its games and leads in 62%.