Mega Malamar (Pokémon GO)

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Inkay

Binacle

#687

1796

2245

Attacker Rank

D Tier

SSS Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great League (Mega Edition)Great

0/15/12 · L18 · CP 1497

S Tier

#27

Ultra League (Mega Edition)Ultra

0/12/15 · L30 · CP 2497

A Tier

#46

Master League (Mega Edition)Master

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3554

B Tier

#120

Normal

Shiny

Mega Malamar

#687

Dark

Psychic

Attack

208

Top 32%

Defense

222

Top 8.8%

Stamina

200

Top 22.6%

Total

630

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1717 -1796 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2146 -2245 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1717 -1796 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1288 -1347 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3554 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Mega Malamar takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Bug

256%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Psychic

24.4%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Mega Malamar can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Psycho Cut
Psybeam+
16.59
266.5
904.3s
14.40
2
Psywave
Psybeam+
16.59
266.5
904.3s
14.40
3
Peck
Psybeam+
13.76
221.1
1089.8s
11.94
4
Psycho Cut
Foul Play
11.72
188.4
1279.5s
10.17
5
Psywave
Foul Play
11.72
188.4
1279.5s
10.17
6
Peck
Foul Play
10.44
167.7
1436.8s
9.08
7
Psycho Cut
Hyper Beam
10.18
163.6
1472.8s
8.83
8
Psywave
Hyper Beam
10.18
163.6
1472.8s
8.83
9
Psycho Cut
Superpower
9.93
159.5
1511.1s
8.62
10
Psywave
Superpower
9.93
159.5
1511.1s
8.62

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Mega Malamar in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
43.86
760.6
32.9
570.0s
37.46
2
Mega Heracross
Fury Cutter
Megahorn
41.06
1027.7
24.3
608.9s
36.81
3
Mega Pinsir
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
37.54
1048.8
23.8
666.0s
34.04
4
Mega Scizor
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
34.76
1188.7
21.0
719.2s
32.39
5
Shadow Vikavolt
Bug Bite
X Scissor
37.00
635.6
39.3
675.7s
31.96
6
Shadow Scizor
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
35.62
752.2
33.2
701.8s
31.86
7
Volcarona
Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
33.88
838.0
29.8
737.8s
30.57
8
Shadow Escavalier
Bug Bite
Megahorn
33.60
734.2
34.0
744.0s
30.19
9
Shadow Pinsir
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
34.98
585.5
42.7
714.8s
30.10
10
Genesect Burn
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
31.72
888.2
28.1
788.1s
29.15

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Mega Malamar in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Psywave

Multipurpose

Foul Play

Spam/Bait

Superpower

Self-Debuff Spam

Psybeam+

General

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/15/12

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 18

117.88

Attack

134.32

Defense

120

Stat Product · 1,900,128

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/12	18	1497	100.00%
0/13/14	18	1498	99.98%
1/15/10	18	1497	99.64%
1/13/12	18	1498	99.63%
1/11/14	18	1499	99.61%
0/14/13	18	1497	99.58%
0/14/12	18	1494	99.58%
0/12/15	18	1498	99.56%
0/12/14	18	1495	99.56%
2/13/10	18	1498	99.28%
2/11/12	18	1499	99.26%
2/9/14	18	1499	99.23%
1/14/11	18	1498	99.22%
1/14/10	18	1494	99.22%
1/12/13	18	1498	99.21%
1/12/12	18	1495	99.21%
1/10/15	18	1499	99.18%
1/10/14	18	1495	99.18%
0/15/11	18	1494	99.17%
0/15/10	18	1490	99.17%
0/13/13	18	1494	99.16%
0/13/12	18	1491	99.16%
5/14/15	17.5	1498	99.14%
0/11/15	18	1495	99.13%
0/11/14	18	1491	99.13%
4/15/15	17.5	1494	99.09%
0/12/4	18.5	1500	98.94%
0/14/2	18.5	1499	98.93%
3/11/10	18	1499	98.90%
3/9/12	18	1499	98.87%
0/6/9	18.5	1498	98.87%
2/14/9	18	1498	98.86%
2/12/11	18	1498	98.85%
2/12/10	18	1495	98.85%
3/7/14	18	1500	98.83%
2/10/13	18	1499	98.83%
2/10/12	18	1495	98.83%
0/4/11	18.5	1499	98.82%
1/15/9	18	1494	98.81%
1/13/11	18	1494	98.80%
1/13/10	18	1491	98.80%
2/8/15	18	1500	98.80%
2/8/14	18	1496	98.80%
1/11/13	18	1495	98.78%
1/11/12	18	1492	98.78%
6/14/13	17.5	1498	98.78%
6/12/15	17.5	1498	98.76%
0/2/13	18.5	1499	98.76%
1/9/15	18	1496	98.75%
1/9/14	18	1492	98.75%

Top 50 Great League (Mega Edition) spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Mega Malamar can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Peck
10
10
1.0s
10
Psycho Cut
4
7
0.5s
8
Psywave
4
7
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Foul Play
70
-50
2.0s
35
Hyper Beam
150
-100
4.0s
37.5
Psybeam
65
-50
3.0s
21.67
Psybeam+
170
-100
3.0s
56.67
Superpower
85
-50
3.0s
28.33

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Inkay	50 Candy Upside-down phone	Malamar
Malamar	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Malamar

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Malamar including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Inkay

#686

Dynamax Inkay

#686

Shadow Inkay

#686

Malamar

#687

Dynamax Malamar

#687

Mega Malamar

#687

Shadow Malamar

#687

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dark- and Psychic-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Mega Malamar with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Size

Ranges from 1.421 m to 5.8 m tall, averaging 2.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	1.421 m 4'08"	1.45 m 4'09"
XS	1.45 m 4'09"	2.175 m 7'02"
M	2.175 m 7'02"	3.625 m 11'11"
XL	3.625 m 11'11"	4.35 m 14'03"
XXL	4.35 m 14'03"	5.8 m 19'00"

XXS

1.421 m

4'08"

1.45 m

4'09"

1.45 m

4'09"

2.175 m

7'02"

2.175 m

7'02"

3.625 m

11'11"

3.625 m

11'11"

4.35 m

14'03"

XXL

4.35 m

14'03"

5.8 m

19'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	30%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	10%
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Mega Malamar at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	44 CP	27	2425 CP
2	139 CP	28	2515 CP
3	234 CP	29	2605 CP
4	329 CP	30	2695 CP
5	424 CP	31	2739 CP
6	518 CP	32	2784 CP
7	613 CP	33	2829 CP
8	708 CP	34	2874 CP
9	803 CP	35	2919 CP
10	898 CP	36	2964 CP
11	988 CP	37	3009 CP
12	1078 CP	38	3054 CP
13	1167 CP	39	3099 CP
14	1257 CP	40	3143 CP
15	1347 CP	41	3183 CP
16	1437 CP	42	3224 CP
17	1527 CP	43	3264 CP
18	1616 CP	44	3305 CP
19	1706 CP	45	3346 CP
20	1796 CP	46	3387 CP
21	1886 CP	47	3428 CP
22	1976 CP	48	3470 CP
23	2066 CP	49	3512 CP
24	2155 CP	50	3554 CP
25	2245 CP	51	3596 CP
26	2335 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	44 CP	18	1616 CP	35	2919 CP
2	139 CP	19	1706 CP	36	2964 CP
3	234 CP	20	1796 CP	37	3009 CP
4	329 CP	21	1886 CP	38	3054 CP
5	424 CP	22	1976 CP	39	3099 CP
6	518 CP	23	2066 CP	40	3143 CP
7	613 CP	24	2155 CP	41	3183 CP
8	708 CP	25	2245 CP	42	3224 CP
9	803 CP	26	2335 CP	43	3264 CP
10	898 CP	27	2425 CP	44	3305 CP
11	988 CP	28	2515 CP	45	3346 CP
12	1078 CP	29	2605 CP	46	3387 CP
13	1167 CP	30	2695 CP	47	3428 CP
14	1257 CP	31	2739 CP	48	3470 CP
15	1347 CP	32	2784 CP	49	3512 CP
16	1437 CP	33	2829 CP	50	3554 CP
17	1527 CP	34	2874 CP	51	3596 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Mega Malamar up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Inkay

Binacle