Malamar counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Malamar
#0687 Malamar
DarkPsychic
USAGE 3.5% #59
ABILITYContrary
BASE STATS
HP 86
ATK 92
DEF 88
SPA 68
SPD 75
SPE 73
BST482
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Bug
2×
Fairy
0×
Psychic
Moves
Superpower 100.0% Knock Off 99.6% Rest 95.3% Sleep Talk 82.8% Taunt 10.6% Psycho Cut 3.1% Destiny Bond 2.3% Endure 1.9%
Items
Leftovers 83.7% Chesto Berry 12.4% Custap Berry 2.0% Choice Scarf 0.9% Black Belt 0.4% Assault Vest 0.4% Lum Berry 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Contrary100.0%Infiltrator0.0%Suction Cups0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 86.4% Poison 6.4% Steel 3.1% Fighting 2.1% Stellar 1.4% Fire 0.3% Dark 0.1% Ghost 0.1%
Common Teammates
Galvantula75.5%Hoopa63.0%Floatzel62.7%Coalossal62.7%Shaymin30.1%Drifblim16.6%Uxie15.8%Salazzle13.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #59 with 3.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.