Malamar Counters — Gen 9 Anything Goes DarkPsychic

Gen 9 Anything Goes counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Malamar in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Malamar. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Malamar.

Malamar is ranked #92 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 1.03% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Malamar in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Miraidon (66.0%), Koraidon (57.9%), Calyrex-Shadow (57.1%), Arceus (42.7%), Smeargle (9.4%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Miraidon Miraidon 43.596 66.0% 7.18%
2 Koraidon Koraidon 38.506 57.9% 7.96%
3 Calyrex-Shadow Calyrex-Shadow 61.397 57.1% 6.32%
4 Arceus Arceus 31.391 42.7% 8.83%
5 Smeargle Smeargle 31.962 9.4% 5.15%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Malamar. KO Rate (D): % of Malamar's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Malamar Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Superpower 15.1% Baton Pass 12.3% Substitute 9.9% Topsy-Turvy 9.8% Knock Off 9.6% Acupressure 8.7% Taunt 8.5% Psycho Cut 6.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers 32.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 30.6% Focus Sash 17.2% Safety Goggles 12.6% Expert Belt 2.1% Mental Herb 1.1% Assault Vest 0.9% Chesto Berry 0.6%

Most Used Abilities

Contrary 60.5%Suction Cups 36.2%Infiltrator 3.3%

Most Used Tera Types

Dark 45.0% Steel 16.3% Fighting 11.8% Fairy 11.6% Flying 3.9% Poison 3.6% Stellar 2.6% Ghost 2.5%

Common Teammates

Drifblim 6.8% Bellossom 6.3% Blaziken 5.9% Incineroar 5.8% Vaporeon 5.7% Smeargle 5.4% Ditto 5.0% Cinderace 3.2%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Malamar sets.

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