Malamar

Malamar

Malamar appears in the English print of XY, released on February 5, 2014. Malamar is a rare rarity and 100 HP. The XY set contains 146 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by 5ban Graphics.

Collector Insights

Malamar is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 100 HP, requiring two Colorless Energy to retreat. It features two attacks: Mental Panic, which costs one Colorless Energy to deal 30 damage and forces the opponent to flip a coin during their next turn, potentially nullifying an attack if tails, and Puncture, a more powerful move that costs two Darkness and one Colorless Energy to deal 70 damage while ignoring Resistance. The card has a Psychic resistance of -20 and a Fighting weakness multiplied by two. Its design emphasizes psychological influence, as reflected in its flavor text about compelling others through hypnotic power. Malamar appears in the XY series, released in February 2014, and is classified as a Rare card. The artwork is attributed to 5ban Graphics, and it holds the Pokédex number 687. This card balances defensive and offensive capabilities through its unique attack mechanics.

It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokémon, and it forces others to do whatever it wants.

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