Malamar Weaknesses
Lead with Bug attacks — Malamar's Dark/Psychic typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Malamar Resistances
Malamar does not resist any attack type.
Malamar Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Malamar — never lead with them.
Best Malamar Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Malamar for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Malamar
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Malamar.
Malamar Weakness Q&A
- What is Malamar weak to?
- Malamar takes extra damage from Bug (4×) and Fairy (2×) type attacks.
- What is Malamar 4× weak to?
- Malamar takes 4× damage from Bug attacks — its Dark/Psychic typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Malamar resist?
- Malamar does not resist any attack type.
- What is Malamar immune to?
- Malamar is completely immune to Psychic type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Malamar?
- Strong Bug attackers like Buzzwole, Pheromosa, and Escavalier beat Malamar — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.